Definitive

[de·fin·i·tive]

A definitive answer is a final one. A definitive decision by a court of law is one that will not be changed. A definitive translation is one everyone turns to as correct. Definitive means authoritative, conclusive, final.

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Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.

Adjective S.
supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"

Adjective S.
clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney

Adjective S.
of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"


a.
Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.

a.
Limiting; determining; as, a definitive word.

a.
Determined; resolved.

n.
A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns.


Definitive

De*fin"i*tive , a. [L. definitivus: cf. F. d'82finitif.] 1. Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.
A strict and definitive truth.
Some definitive . . . scheme of reconciliation.
2. Limiting; determining; as, a definitive word. 3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] Shak.

Definitive

De*fin"i*tive, n. (Gram.) A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns. &hand; Definitives . . . are commonly called by grammarians articles. . . . They are of two kinds, either those properly and strictly so called, or else pronominal articles, such as this, that, any, other, some, all, no, none, etc. Harris (Hermes).

Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.

A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns.

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Usage Examples

I'm not mad about movies, there are too many people involved in the making of them, and they lack a definitive creative focus.

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Other Usage Examples

I've always been attracted to romantic secondhand clothes. But my style developed as I started going to these strange raves where everybody had these very definitive costumes.

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