† decretorianadj.
Obsolete.
Decisive, critical; = decretory adj. 2, 3.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective]
stallc1275
unflichinga1340
adviseda1393
affirmed1440
constant1481
resolved1518
resolute1522
well-settled?1532
ratified1533
unbashed1536
bent1548
well-resolved1565
unabashed1571
determinate1587
undaunted1587
peremptory1589
confirmed1594
decretal1608
pight1608
intent1610
definitivea1616
unshrinkinga1616
naylessa1618
pitched1642
decisive1658
martyrly1659
certain1667
fell1667
decretory1674
martyrial1678
decretorian1679
invariable1696
unflinching1728
hell-bent1731
decided1767
determined1773
iron-headed1787
adamantine1788
unwincing1802
stick-at-nothing1805
adamant1816
hard-set1818
rock-like1833
bound1844
do-or-die1851
unbased1860
focused1888
capable de tout1899
purposive1903
go-for-broke1946
hard rock1947
take-no-shit1992
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [adjective] > critical
critic?c1400
judicial?1543
critical1556
decretory1577
decretorial1588
decretorian1679
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > conclusive, decisive
definitivec1386
evident1421
concludent1571
deciding1577
decisive1584
decretal1608
decisory1611
concluding1620
evictive1624
silencing1646
conclusive1649
decretory1674
decretorian1679
decisional1687
critical1753
crucial1830
clinching1873–4
1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) iii. ii. 289 There is no decretorian battle, nor is the business decided upon a push.
1716 M. Davies Diss. Physick 54 in Athenæ Britannicæ III The ancient Greek Physicians made..Astrology or Astronomy, with their Critical and Decretorian Days, a considerable Part of their Medicinal Studies.
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