decidedly
Use Decidedly in a sentence
dɪd adjective
1.
in no way uncertain or ambiguous; unquestionable; unmistakable: a decided victory.
2.
free from hesitation or wavering; resolute; determined: a decided approach to a problem.
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | unmistakable: a decided improvement |
| 2. | determined; resolute: a girl of decided character |
| de'cidedly | |
| —adv | |
| de'cidedness | |
| —n | |
| decided (dɪˈsaɪdɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | unmistakable: a decided improvement |
| 2. | determined; resolute: a girl of decided character |
| de'cidedly | |
| —adv | |
| de'cidedness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
decide
late 14c., from O.Fr. decider, from L. decidere "to decide," lit. "to cut off," from de- "off" + cædere "to cut" (see cement). For L. vowel change, see acquisition. Sense is of resolving difficulties "at a stroke." Originally "to settle
a dispute;" meaning "to make up one's mind" is attested from 1830. Decided in the adj. sense of "resolute" is from 1790. Decisive is c.1600. A decided victory is one whose reality is not in doubt; a decisive one goes far toward settling some issue. Related: Decidedly (1790).
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Example sentences
The cancer treatment is state-of-the-art, but the decor is decidedly behind the times.
Then, with the next wave of technology, the vision becomes decidedly futuristic.
To study the biology of tameness, the scientists needed to create a group of decidedly untame animals.
Most improvised bombs used by insurgents are decidedly low-tech, jury-rigged affairs.
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