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   conclusive

   /kənˈkluːsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of evidence or argument) having or likely to have the effect of proving a case; decisive: "conclusive evidence" Similar incontrovertibleincontestableirrefutableunquestionableundeniableindisputableunassailablebeyond disputebeyond questionbeyond doubtbeyond a shadow of a doubtcertaindecisiveconvincingclinchingdefinitivedefinitepositivefinalultimatecategoricaldemonstrativeunequivocalunarguableunanswerableuncontroversialairtightwatertightOpposite inconclusiveunconvincing
   • ▪ (of a victory) achieved easily or by a large margin: "a conclusive 5–O win" Similar emphaticresoundinginformal:thumpingthunderingOpposite narrow

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘summing up’): from late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclus- ‘closed up’, from the verb concludere (see conclusion).

   Derivatives

   • 1. conclusiveness noun

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