decisively — English Dictionary

Adverb

1. In a decisive manner.

   Examples

   'In short,' concluded the parson, decisively smacking his leg with his switch, 'there's hardly such another family in England.'

   The visitors rallied again though and struck decisively 16 minutes from time when Yaya Toure headed in the winner.

Adverb

1. with firmness of purpose

   Synonyms

   resolutely

   Antonyms

   indecisively

   Examples

   ‘I will come along,’ she said decisively

2. with finality; conclusively

   Antonyms

   indecisively

   Examples

   the voted settled the argument decisively

3. in an indisputable degree

   Examples

   the Fisher Act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay