Positively
/ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɪv.li/ adv
adv ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a positive manner.
"He approached the interview positively."
- 2 With certainty. modal
"I will positively be there at 8 a.m."
- 3 Absolutely; utterly.
"[…] Easter Sunday, for all its traditions, is a gladless day in London. There is positively nothing to do."
- 4 Very.
"I had a positively wonderful time."
Adverb
- 1 downright wordnet
- 2 so as to be positive; in a positive manner wordnet
Example
More examples"Philosophy is a science, and as such has no articles of faith; accordingly, in it nothing can be assumed as existing except what is either positively given empirically, or demonstrated through indubitable conclusions."
Etymology
From Middle English positively, equivalent to positive + -ly.