decisively
UK/dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/
decisively adverb: in a decisive manner.
Adverb
decisively (comparative more decisively, superlative most decisively)
- In a decisive manner.
- 'In short,' concluded the parson, decisively smacking his leg with his switch, 'there's hardly such another family in England.'1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 6
- The visitors rallied again though and struck decisively 16 minutes from time when Yaya Toure headed in the winner.2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport
decisively meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
decisively in Hindi
- निर्णायक रूप से, निर्णयात्मक रूप से
decisively in Tamil
- இரண்டிலொன்று
decisively in Marathi
- निर्णायकपणे, निर्णायकरीत्या
decisively in Urdu
- حتماً, قطعاً, قطعی طور پر
More languagesFewer languages
- decisively in Bengali
- সুনিশ্চিতভাবে
- decisively in Telugu
- నిర్ణయాత్మకంగా
- decisively in Kannada
- ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕವಾಗಿ, ನಿರ್ಣಯಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ
- decisively in Punjabi
- ਨਿਰਣਾਇਕ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ
- decisively in Gujarati
- નિર્ણાયક રીતે, નિર્ણયાત્મક રીતે
- decisively in Odia
- ନିର୍ଣ୍ଣାଯ଼କ ଭାବେ, ନିର୍ଣ୍ଣାଯ଼କ ଭାବରେ
- decisively in Nepali
- निर्णायक रूपमा
Examples of decisively in a sentence
- The army won the battle decisively, but at a cost of many lives.
- Puay Sim interrupted, clacking her chopsticks decisively over a slice of fried fish.
- Decisively, there was the prospect of getting my hands on a slice of that petroleum fund.
Forms of decisively
| comparative | more decisively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most decisively |
Origin of decisively
From decisive + -ly.
Questions about decisively
- What does decisively mean?
- Decisively means in a decisive manner.
- What is decisively in Hindi?
- Decisively in Hindi is निर्णायक रूप से, निर्णयात्मक रूप से. See Decisively meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is decisively?
- Decisively is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce decisively?
- Decisively is pronounced /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/ (UK).
Words near decisively in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: decisively (page history and authors); decisively (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decisively (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decisively (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decisively (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decisively (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decisively (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decisively (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decisively (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decisively (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decisively (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decisively (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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