conclusive
Americanadjective
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serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing.
conclusive evidence.
- Synonyms:
- definitive
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tending to terminate; closing.
adjective
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putting an end to doubt; decisive; final
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approaching or involving an end or conclusion
Other Word Forms
- conclusively adverb
- conclusiveness noun
- nonconclusive adjective
- nonconclusively adverb
- nonconclusiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of conclusive
1580–90; < Late Latin conclūsīvus, equivalent to Latin conclūs ( us ) (past participle of conclūdere to conclude; conclusion ) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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Wars fought from the air alone rarely achieve conclusive victories or regime change.
From BBC
One friend, a retired doctor, was positive: “These manifestations could not have been produced by human means … I have no doubt, they are, in my opinion, conclusive evidence of spirit identity.”
From Literature
A 2021 study was less conclusive but suggested that wearing sports uniforms "may yield small improvements" in activity levels throughout the day.
From BBC
Hamlyn also mentioned that it is difficult to make conclusive judgements on brain injury in the short term.
From BBC
"Studies have found increasing TFA levels in remote Arctic ice-cores and our results provide the first conclusive evidence that virtually all of these deposits can be explained by these gases."
From Science Daily
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