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- pronunciation:
- k
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klu
sihv
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle.
The testimony of the two eye-witnesses was considered conclusive evidence of his guilt.It was hoped that the experiment would provide answers, but the results were not conclusive.This was the conclusive point that decided the debate.- synonyms:
- convincing, deciding, determinative, final
- antonyms:
- inconclusive
- similar words:
- clinching, compelling, decisive, incontestable, indisputable, ultimate, unquestionable
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| related words: |
definite, net, positive, strong |
| derivation: |
conclusively (adv.) |
The word conclusive
contains the following parts:
claus, clos, clud, clus
Latin
root
that means to close
  Example words:
clause, closet, conclude, conclusion, disclose, enclose, enclosure, exclude, exclusive, include, inconclusive
-ive, -ative
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means tending to, connected with, or performing
More about this word part:
The suffix -ive
, -ative
turns Latinate verb bases into adjectives. Many adjectives ending in -ive
, -ative
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ity (objective
, objectivity) or -ion (effusive, effusion).
Example words:
abrasive, activate, active, actively, activist, affirmative, aggressive, alternative, attractive, captive, exclusive, expensive, fugitive, imperative, infinitive, interactive, native, objective, productive, protective, relative
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