conclusive
/kənˈkluːsɪv/
conclusive adjective: pertaining to a conclusion.
Adjective
conclusive (comparative more conclusive, superlative most conclusive)
- Pertaining to a conclusion.
- Providing an end to something; decisive.
- The set of premises of a valid argument is conclusive in the sense that no further evidence could possibly be added to the set of premises which would make the argument invalid.
- conclusive evidence
conclusive meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
conclusive in Hindi
- pertaining to a conclusion
- निर्णायक nirṇāyak
- decisive
- निश्चयार्थक niścayārthak, निर्णायक nirṇāyak
conclusive in Tamil
- ஐயமற்ற, தீர்மானமான, முடிவான
conclusive in Urdu
- conclusive
- منقطع munqati'
conclusive in Bengali
- চূড়ান্ত, অকাট্য
More languagesFewer languages
- conclusive in Malayalam
- ആത്യന്തിക, നിർണ്ണായകം, നിർവ്വിവാദം, അവിതർക്കിതം
- conclusive in Kannada
- ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ, ನಿರ್ಧಾರಕ
- conclusive in Arabic
- نِهَائِيّ nihāʔiyy, قَطْعِيّ qaṭʕiyy
- conclusive in Indonesian
- memadai
Examples of conclusive in a sentence
- Anatomy of the unpermineralized wood permits conclusive identification to the genus Metasequoia (Cupressaceae).
- Last week the decision on two points was conclusive: the Presbyterian Church in the U.
- The author brings forward conclusive evidence of the identity of natural chondrosamine and synthetic lyxohexosamine.
Forms of conclusive
| comparative | more conclusive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most conclusive |
Origin of conclusive
From French conclusif, from Late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclūsīvē (“conclusively”), from past participle of concludere.
Words formed from conclusive
Phrases with conclusive
Questions about conclusive
- What does conclusive mean?
- Conclusive means pertaining to a conclusion.
- What is conclusive in Hindi?
- Conclusive in Hindi is निर्णायक (nirṇāyak), निश्चयार्थक (niścayārthak). See Conclusive meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is conclusive?
- Conclusive is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce conclusive?
- Conclusive is pronounced /kənˈkluːsɪv/.
Words near conclusive in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: conclusive (page history and authors); conclusive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); منقطع (Urdu) (page history and authors); Conclusive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conclusive (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); conclusive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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