Meaning of POSITIVELY
| Pronunciation: | | 'pâzitivlee
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- [adv] (intensifier) extremely; "it was positively monumental"
- [adv] so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"
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| | Definition: | | \Pos"i*tive*ly\, adv.
In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with
certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; --
opposed to negatively.
Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or
evil comparatively, and positively simply. --Bacon.
Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord, Before
I positively speak herein. --Shak.
I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not
positively require humility and meekness. --Sprat.
{Positively charged} or {electrified} (Elec.), having a
charge of positive electricity; -- opposed to {negatively
electrified}.
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