Word – Decisive

Decisive – Word of the Day

Meaning:

(adj): Ability to make decisions or choices quickly. Resolute.

History:

Going back to history in the early 17th century, the word ‘Decisive’ originated from the french word ‘decisif-ive,’ which means having an ability or quality of determining, from medieval Latin word ‘decisivus,’ and the verb’ decidere,’ which means to cut off.

Usage:

1.Adjective Examples – Decisive

1. The government needs to take decisive action against those who break the law.
2. A decisive person will quickly succeed.
3. Rose must take decisive steps towards the unity of the society members.
4. If you feel it is difficult to come to a conclusion, visit my decisive mother, she will help you out.
5. The administration members complimented her for being decisive.

2. Adverb Examples – Decisively

1. When the accident occurred, my sister acted decisively and rang the ambulance.
2. The manager decisively rejected raj’s new project.
3. The teacher decisively sorted out the fights among the students.
4. The government had decisively differentiated the new rules.
5. Without considering her team members’ ideas, the captain decisively opted to stay away from the rivals.

3. Noun Examples – Decisiveness

1. All the people in the village admire the decisiveness of the committee member.
2. A person with decisiveness will never doubt his judgments.
3. The lack of the management’s decisiveness led to the crisis at school.
4. With little decisiveness, she accepted Raj’s love.
5. You are not supposed to doubt a leader’s decisiveness; he will always think and do what’s better for his team.