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positively |
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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