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conclusive

[kuhn-kloo-siv] Example Sentences Origin

con·clu·sive

[kuhn-kloo-siv]
adjective
1.
serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
2.
tending to terminate; closing.

Origin:
1580–90; < Late Latin conclūsīvus, equivalent to Latin conclūs(us) (past participle of conclūdere to conclude; see conclusion) + -īvus -ive

con·clu·sive·ly, adverb
con·clu·sive·ness, noun
non·con·clu·sive, adjective
non·con·clu·sive·ly, adverb
non·con·clu·sive·ness, noun


1. definitive, determining.

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Example Sentences
  • The evidence thus far is direct and conclusive as to the guilt of both prisoners.
  • His results were not as conclusive as he had hoped.
  • The evidence linking al-Qaeda to the bombings is still not conclusive.
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conclusive (kənˈkluːsɪv)
 
adj
1.  putting an end to doubt; decisive; final
2.  approaching or involving an end or conclusion
 
con'clusively
 
adv
 
con'clusiveness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

conclusive
1610s, "occurring at the end," from L.L. conclusivus, from conclus-, pp. stem of concludere (see conclude). Meaning "definitive, decisive, convincing" (putting an end to debate) is from 1640s.
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