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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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insistent
English
Etymology
From Latin insistens, participle of insisto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?s?st?nt/
Adjective
insistent (comparative more insistent, superlative most insistent)
- (obsolete) Standing or resting on something.
- Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
- Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
- (ornithology) Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.
Derived terms
- insistently
Related terms
- insist
- insistence
Translations
References
- insistent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- tintiness
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?nsist?ns.
Adjective
insistent (masculine and feminine plural insistents)
- insistent
Derived terms
- insistència
- insistentment
Related terms
- insistir
Further reading
- “insistent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “insistent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “insistent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “insistent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Verb
insistent
- third-person plural present indicative of insister
- third-person plural present subjunctive of insister
Anagrams
- intestins
Latin
Verb
?nsistent
- third-person plural future active indicative of ?nsist?
Romanian
Etymology
From French insistente.
Adjective
insistent m or n (feminine singular insistent?, masculine plural insisten?i, feminine and neuter plural insistente)
- insistent
Declension
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