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de·ci·sive·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. decisively, resolutelyadverb

    with firmness

    "`I will come along,' she said decisively"

  2. decisivelyadverb

    with finality; conclusively

    "the voted settled the argument decisively"

  3. decisivelyadverb

    in an indisputable degree

    "the Fisher Act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay"

Wiktionary

  1. decisivelyadverb

    In a decisive manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Decisivelyadverb

    In a conclusive manner.

    Etymology: from decisive.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of decisively in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of decisively in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of decisively in a Sentence

  1. Zhang Baohui:

    We're in for a difficult time...when it comes to the Paracels, China is not going to budge on what it sees as its absolute sovereign rights, we could see China acting more swiftly and decisively to anything it sees as a so-called provocation in the Paracels.

  2. Joe Biden:

    We have to be ready to respond to these as well and decisively.

  3. Ted Cruz:

    We won decisively when we had the leading players behind us, when Marco had the leading players behind him, he couldn't come anywhere close to Donald Trump. That ought to be a real warning sign as to what state exactly is Marco going to win.

  4. Luca Cordero di Montezemolo:

    From the figures announced by Los Angeles and Paris, we are decisively lower.

  5. Ned Price:

    We call on Israeli and Palestinian officials to act decisively to deescalate tensions and bring a halt to the violence, it is absolutely critical that all sides exercise restraint, refrain from provocative actions and rhetoric, and preserve the historic status quo on the Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount -- in word and in practice.

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