decisively

US /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/ UK /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a firm and conclusive manner

The general acted decisively to secure the bridge.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a firm and conclusive... conclusively firmly resolutely emphatically definitively unhesitatingly authoritatively

Opposites

indecisively hesitantly tentatively inconclusively

Word family

Related forms decisive decision decide

Etymology

From decisive plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Decisive is from Medieval Latin decisivus, from Latin dēcīdere ('to cut off, decide'), from de- plus caedere ('to cut').

dēcīdere Latin caedere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# decisively

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/

## Meanings
1. in a firm and conclusive manner

## Examples
- The general acted decisively to secure the bridge.

## Synonyms
- conclusively
- firmly
- resolutely
- emphatically
- definitively
- unhesitatingly
- authoritatively

## Antonyms
- indecisively
- hesitantly
- tentatively
- inconclusively

## Related Forms
- decisive
- decision
- decide

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dēcīdere
- Root: caedere

## Etymology
From decisive plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Decisive is from Medieval Latin decisivus, from Latin dēcīdere ('to cut off, decide'), from de- plus caedere ('to cut').

## AI Etymology
Decisively is from decisive plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Decisive is from Medieval Latin decisivus, from Latin dēcīdere ('to cut off, decide'), from de- plus caedere ('to cut'). Important recorded forms include dēcīdere (Latin) and caedere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a firm and conclusive manner. The wider family includes related words such as decisive, decision, and decide.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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