Cardinal
Cardinal adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Decisive and cardinal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decisive" instead an adjective "Cardinal".
Nearby Words: cardinally, cardinality
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- Many characters, including the narratively decisive Nun of Monza, cardinal Federico Borromeo and the Unnamed, are actually Historical Domain Characters doing what they were famous for in the appropriate location and (mostly) time.
Source: Literature / The Betrothed
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