conclusive
adjective/kənˈkluːsɪv/
/kənˈkluːsɪv/
- proving something in a way that is certain and allows no doubt
- conclusive evidence/proof/results
- The evidence is by no means conclusive.
Extra Examples- They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.
- In the absence of any conclusive proof against the man, charges will not be brought.
- Studies of gender differences in learning are far from conclusive.
- The results of the test were not conclusive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- absolutely
- fairly
- pretty
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘summing up’): from late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclus- ‘closed up’, from the verb concludere, from con- ‘completely’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
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