Crossword clues for decided
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decide \De*cide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decided; p. pr. & vb. n. Deciding.] [L. dec[=i]dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d['e]cider. Cf. Decision.]
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To cut off; to separate. [Obs.]
Our seat denies us traffic here; The sea, too near, decides us from the rest.
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To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle.
So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
--1 Kings xx. 40.The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then.
--Shak.
Decided \De*cid"ed\, a.
Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage. ``A more decided taste for science.''
--Prescott.-
Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose; fully settled; positive; resolute; as, a decided opinion or purpose.
Syn: Decided, Decisive.
Usage: We call a thing decisive when it has the power or quality of deciding; as, a decisive battle; we speak of it as decided when it is so fully settled as to leave no room for doubt; as, a decided preference, a decided aversion. Hence, a decided victory is one about which there is no question; a decisive victory is one which ends the contest. Decisive is applied only to things; as, a decisive sentence, a decisive decree, a decisive judgment. Decided is applied equally to persons and things. Thus we speak of a man as decided in his whole of conduct; and as having a decided disgust, or a decided reluctance, to certain measures. ``A politic caution, a guarded circumspection, were among the ruling principles of our forefathers in their most decided conduct.''
--Burke. ``The sentences of superior judges are final, decisive, and irrevocable.
--Blackstone.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"resolute," 1790, past participle adjective from decide. A decided victory is one whose reality is not in doubt; a decisive one goes far toward settling some issue. Related: Decidedly.
Wiktionary
determined; resolute v
(en-past of: decide)
WordNet
adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: distinct]
Usage examples of "decided".
The plan of campaign, he decided, had been a great deal too elaborate, and his part looked like a wash-out.
Muravieff has performed in achieving a level of quality education for the inmates at Hiland Mountain Correctional Facility, and because he feels she has contributed substantially to the lowest rate of recidivism for a corrections facility in the state and one of the lowest rates in the nation, because Victoria Bannister Muravieff has set a standard for community service under the most difficult of conditions, with a selfless disregard for her own situation and a commitment to the rehabilitation of people the rest of us have given up on long ago, the governor has decided to commute her sentence to time served.
The military junta in Said Ababa had dreams of increasing their own intelligence potential, but when they realized that was out of the question, they decided to see if they could make use of the Clanad.
Our psychic abilities were the principal reason we decided we had to escape from Said Ababa as soon as possible.
Cleggett and Captain Abernethy decided that the vessel, which was stepped for two masts, should be rigged as a schooner.
When Abraham decided to bring Elizabeth home to meet his sickly mother, half expecting her disapproval, but hoping that by convincing her of his happiness she would understand his desire to marry a gentile, he went to see his father.
Nevertheless, not one for extemporaneous invention, Abraham decided to plunge ahead with his original plea for her blessing.
He almost added that he loved Nick Cheshire like a son but decided Abram would never understand what that really meant.
One day he found among his latest batch of captives a young Acholi boy named Haradi, no more than ten years old, and decided to keep him as a personal servant rather than ship him across the ocean.
Adams interpreted such feints and maneuvers to mean the real objective was the Hudson, where Howe would join forces with Burgoyne, but then Adams decided an invasion of Philadelphia must be the plan after all.
The great distance separating America from Europe, the inevitable long delay in any communication with Congress, or worse, the complete lack of communication for months at a stretch, would plague both Franklin and Adams their whole time in Europe, and put them at a decided disadvantage in dealing with European ministers, who maintained far closer, more efficient contact.
They had met earlier at Passy, corresponded over naval matters, and Jones, quite unjustly, had decided that Adams, in his role as commissioner, was conspiring against him.
From time spent with Jones, Adams decided he was the most ambitious and intriguing officer in the American navy.
Constitution of Massachusetts was to proclaim, suggesting that such delight in life as Adams had found in the amiable outlook of the French had had a decided influence.
By the time spring came, Adams had decided what he must do, no matter the diplomatic niceties.