DECIDE
De*cide", v. i.
Defn: To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a
conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the
defendant.
Who shall decide, when doctors disagree Pope.
DECIDED
De*cid"ed, a.
1. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage. "A more decided taste for science." Prescott.
2. Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose; fully settled; positive; resolute; as, a decided opinion or purpose.
Syn. — Decided, Decisive. 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.
DECIDEDLY
De*cid"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: In a decided manner; indisputably; clearly; thoroughly.
DECIDEMENT
De*cide"ment, n.
Defn: Means of forming a decision. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.