decisively.

1. With determination and little hesitation in acting or choosing.

2. In a way that settles an outcome or question clearly.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• act decisively
• decide decisively

On the page

She acted decisively once the immediate responsibility was clear.

The committee chose decisively while acknowledging the remaining uncertainty.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: effect assessment, evidence qualification, conditional reasoning, method comparison. Disciplines: argumentation, research interpretation, analytical writing. Commonness: moderately common.