2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Positively  \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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  positively 
  adv  1:  (intensifier)  extremely;  "it  was  positively  monumental" 
  2:  so  as  to  be  positive;  in  a  positive  manner;  "she  intended 
  her  remarks  to  be  interpreted  positively" 

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