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decisively

/dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
de-ci-sive-ly
IPA
/dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a decisive manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English decisive Middle English -ly English -ly English decisively From decisive + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/

Inflected Forms

more decisively (comparative) most decisively (superlative)

Synonyms

resolutely

Questions

How do you pronounce decisively?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/.
What does decisively mean?
In a decisive manner.
Where does decisively come from?
Etymology tree English decisive Middle English -ly English -ly English decisively From decisive + -ly.

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