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US
/ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
]
[ UK /dɪsˈaɪdɪd/ ]
[ UK /dɪsˈaɪdɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
recognizable; marked
noticed a distinct improvement
at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
How To Use decided In A Sentence
- Leaving London they went to Paris, where they passed a few days, but soon grew weary of the place; and Lord Chetwynde, feeling a kind of languor, which seemed to him like a premonition of disease, he decided to go to Germany. The Cryptogram A Novel
- At the last minute I decided to go, so I flung a few clothes together and left.
- I took myself offline for a couple of days - the ole bod has decided it has had enough and succumbed to a flu-like thing.
- The company raised €10 million in May, but decided to extend the round after it was oversubscribed by potential investors.
- And while everyone around wished the couple a happy married life, one of the guests decided to be a little cheeky.
- Croi from time immemorial had been renowned for its devout and strict observance of papistic rites and ceremonies; the Counts of Nassau had gone over to the new sect -- sufficient reasons why Philip of Croi, Duke of Arschot, should prefer a party which placed him the most decidedly in opposition to the Prince of Orange. History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 02
- Such a usage is ethically unacceptable, politically manipulative and decidedly unhistorical.
- Presented with a series of tricky problems, the Scud decided to play safe and run like the clappers, and just belt the ball for all he was worth.
- The street urchins had decided views on literary value, and they were always keen to hand on advice. Times, Sunday Times
- The impression of warmth and comfort and beauty predominated, though he was unable to analyze it; while the simplicity delighted him -- expensive simplicity, he decided, and most of it leftovers from the time her father went broke and died. Chapter XVIII