different between conclusive vs conclusory

English

Etymology

French conclusif, from Late Latin conclusivus, from Latin concl?s?v? (“conclusively”), from past participle of concludere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?klu?s?v/, /k???klu?s?v/

Adjective

conclusive (comparative more conclusive, superlative most conclusive)

1. Pertaining to a conclusion.
2. 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.

Derived terms

• conclusiveness
• conclusively

Translations

Anagrams

• Vice Consul, Vice-Consul, Viceconsul, vice consul, vice-consul, viceconsul

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.kly.ziv/
• Homophone: conclusives

Adjective

conclusive

1. feminine singular of conclusif

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.klu?zi.ve/
• Hyphenation: con?clu?sì?ve

Adjective

conclusive f pl

1. feminine plural of conclusivo

English

Etymology

From stem of conclusive +? -ory

Adjective

conclusory (comparative more conclusory, superlative most conclusory)

1. Of or pertaining to a conclusion; conclusive. [from 1846 through early 20th century]
2. (law) Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or logic; begging the question. [from 1923]

   These claims are conclusory and unsupported by any specific allegations, let alone evidence.

References

• conclusory at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “conclusory”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• "While Effusive, 'Conclusory' is Still Quite Elusive: The Story of a Word, Iqbal, and a Perplexing Lexical Inquiry of Supreme Importance", Donald J. Kochan, April 3, 2013, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 73, No. 2, 2011 [1]