definitive
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv//
- Australia//dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv//
- Australia/[dɪˈfɪn.ə.ɾɪv]/
explicitly defined
adjective
- 1
explicitly defined
- 2
determining finally, conclusive, decisive
definitive vote
She will have the definitive say in the matter, after consulting her board of directors.
- 3
definite, authoritative and complete
A strict and definitive truth.
Some definitive […] scheme of reconciliation.
- 4
limiting; determining
a definitive word
- 5
general, not issued for commemorative purposes
- 6
obsoleteDetermined; resolved.
Never crave him. We are definitive.
Etymology
From Middle French définitif.
noun
- 1
a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
- 2
an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
Forms
- plural
- definitives
- comparative
- more definitive
- superlative
- most definitive