Literary notes about Definitive (AI summary)
In literature, "definitive" serves as a marker of finality and precision, signifying results or judgments that leave no room for doubt. It is used to denote an unambiguous, complete resolution in various contexts—from the exact enumeration of labor forces necessary for construction [1] to the conclusive treaties that settle diplomatic affairs [2]. Beyond legal and historical applications, the term plays a specific grammatical role when describing adjectives that limit or designate a particular entity [3]. In narrative works, it can also intensify character decisions or outcomes, casting moments of fate in a final, unalterable light [4][5].
- Definitive number of workmen necessary for the construction of the different kinds of batteries.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - The definitive treaty, by which the details of mutual concessions, etc., were finally arranged, was signed at Amiens, March 25, 1802.
— from The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Fanny Burney - An adjective which describes is called a descriptive adjective; one which points out or designates is called a definitive adjective.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - I had now earned the right to pen the definitive book on the sea, and sooner or later I wanted that book to see the light of day.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
