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Definition of Positively

1. Adverb. Extremely. "It was positively monumental"

2. Adverb. So as to be positive; in a positive manner. "She intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"

Definition of Positively

1. adv. In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; -- opposed to negatively.

Definition of Positively

1. Adverb. (context: manner) In a positive manner. ¹

2. Adverb. (context: modal) With certainty. ¹

3. Adverb. (context: degree) Very. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Positively

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Positively

positive magnetic pole positive measure positive muon positive pole positive recurrence positive recurrent positive reinforcement positive reinforcer positive reinforcing stimulus positive sense

positive side waterproofing positive side waterproofings positive stimulus positive transition positive zero positively (current term) positively charged positiveness positivenesses positiver

positives positivest positivism positivisms positivist positivistic positivists positivities positivity positon

Literary usage of Positively

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"Attempts were made to find some effect with positively charged bodies, but without success. 29. N"ot only metals, but also sulphur and black rubber, ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... and one of the armatures (or one pair), say the right-hand one, is electrified in any manner, let us say positively, and the disc set in rotation. ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"... which is, that if the dragoons had obeyed their orders, and not have fired and fallen upon the enemy, which was positively against the General's orders ..."

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