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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
1580–90; < Late Latin conclūsīvus, equivalent to Latin conclūs(us) (past participle of conclūdere to conclude; see conclusion) + -īvus -ive
Related forms
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
Synonyms
1. definitive, determining.
1. definitive, determining.
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Word Origin & History
conclusively
1550s, "in conclusion," from conclusive (q.v.). Meaning "decisively" is recorded from 1748.
EXPANDconclusive
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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