definitive

adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: de-fin-i-tive (4)

English Definition

Done or reached decisively and with authority.

Example Sentence

This is the definitive book on the subject.

US IPA /dɪˈfɪnətɪv/

UK IPA /dɪˈfɪnətɪv/

conclusive final ultimate authoritative decisive

tentative provisional incomplete