Dictionary definition for: Decisive
1. (a) determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote" "two factors had a decisive influence"
2. (s) unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"
3. (a) characterized by decision and firmness; "an able an decisive young woman" "we needed decisive leadership" "she gave him a decisive answer"
4. (s) forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign" "the critical test"
WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.