different between decisive vs exhaustive
decisive
English
Etymology
From Middle French décisif
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??sa?s?v/
- Rhymes: -a?s?v
Adjective
decisive (comparative more decisive, superlative most decisive)
- Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
- A decisive battle is fatal for one side's war chances
- A decisive vote
- Marked by promptness and decision.
- A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. -J. Foster.
Synonyms
- decided
- positive
- conclusive
Antonyms
- indecisive
Derived terms
- decisively
- decisiveness
Related terms
- decidable
- decided
Translations
References
- decisive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- decisive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- iDevices
Italian
Adjective
decisive
- feminine plural of decisivo
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exhaustive
English
Etymology
From exhaust +? -ive.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???z??.st?v/
- (US) IPA(key): /???z?.st?v/
Adjective
exhaustive (comparative more exhaustive, superlative most exhaustive)
- Including every possible element
- Synonyms: all-encompassing, thorough
- Fully comprehensive
- (now rare) Causing exhaustion; very tiring
- 1878, John Henry Blunt, The Reformation of the Church of England: A. D. 1514-1547 (page 98)
- Wolsey saw in what imminent peril the revenues of the Church were from the exhaustive squandering and grasping covetousness of the Court.
- Synonyms: tiring, weariful
- 1878, John Henry Blunt, The Reformation of the Church of England: A. D. 1514-1547 (page 98)
Synonyms
- (including every possible element): see also Thesaurus:comprehensive
- (causing exhaustion): see also Thesaurus:fatiguing
Derived terms
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.zos.tiv/
- Homophone: exhaustives
Adjective
exhaustive
- feminine singular of exhaustif
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- what does exhaustive mean in probability
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