Unpositive
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not positive; negative.
"[…] no nation is going to dare provoke an atomic war with us unless it is convinced that the first shock will do away with our power, to use a rather unpositive word, to retaliate."
- 2 Not positive; unsure.
"The following three statements will provide an elementary example of what is meant by range: He's 24 years old (positive). He may be about 24 years old (tentative). I'm not sure how old he is (unpositive/uncertain) […]"
Example
More examples"[…] no nation is going to dare provoke an atomic war with us unless it is convinced that the first shock will do away with our power, to use a rather unpositive word, to retaliate."
Etymology
From un- + positive.
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