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   decided

   /dɪˈsʌɪdɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a quality) definite; unquestionable: "the sunshine is a decided improvement" Similar distinctclearclear-cutmarkedpronouncedobviousstrikingnoticeableunmistakablepatentmanifestexpressdefinitecertainpositiveabsoluteemphaticcategoricalunambiguousundeniableunequivocalindisputableundisputedunquestionableassuredguaranteedarchaic:sensibleOpposite possible
   • ▪ (of a person) having clear opinions; resolute: "you could never talk him round, he was very decided" Similar determinedresolutefirmstrong-mindedstrong-willeddoggedpurposefulforcefulemphaticdead setunhesitatingunwaveringunswervingunfalteringunyieldingunbendinginflexibleunmalleableunshakeableunrelentingobdurateobstinatestubbornintransigentrock-ribbedrare:indurateOpposite indecisive
   • ▪ (of a legal case) having been resolved: "he quotes from decided cases"

   Derivatives

   • 1. decidedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • E

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   • I

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