de‧cid‧ed/dɪˈsaɪdəd, dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ adjective[ONLY BEFORE NOUN] formal [Word Family: noun: decision, indecision; adverb: decidedly, decisively ≠ indecisively; adjective: decided ≠ undecided, decisive ≠ indecisive; verb: decide] definite and easily noticed: ▪ a decided change for the better
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS NOUN case ▪ The concept of charity is elusive, moving, embodied in a corpus of decidedcases built up over centuries. ▪ There is no decidedcase bearing directly on the main and important issue. ▪ However, decidedcases still have to be referred to in two situations. ▪ The decidedcases are few and mostly not of recent date. ▪ But the recently decidedcase of Corbett v. Corbett explodes this myth. ▪ However, the drafter should generally avoid relying on the interpretation given to a word or term in a previous decidedcase. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES sb has decided to honour us with their presence EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The new color is a decided improvement. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But the unexpected return of Enda Gormley last weekend after serious injury is a decided plus. ▪ Jay liked her eyebrows, straight and black but with a decided curve at the end. ▪ Knowing enough of the language to understand what everyone else is saying is a decided plus.
de‧cid‧ed/dɪˈsaɪdəd, dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ adjective [ONLY BEFORE NOUN] formal 