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- [poz-i-tiv-lee or especially for 3, poz-i-tiv-lee]
- /ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv li or especially for 3, ˌpɒz ɪˈtɪv li/
- /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poz-i-tiv-lee or especially for 3, poz-i-tiv-lee]
- /ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv li or especially for 3, ˌpɒz ɪˈtɪv li/
Definitions of positively word
- adverb positively with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true. 1
- adverb positively decidedly; unquestionably; definitely: His conduct is positively shocking. 1
- adverb positively extremely 1
- adverb positively in a positive way 1
- adverb positively with certainty 1
- adverb positively You use positively to emphasize that you really mean what you are saying. 0
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Origin of positively
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; positive + -ly
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Positively
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
positively popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
positively usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for positively
adv positively
- absolutely — Absolutely means totally and completely.
- admittedly — You use admittedly when you are saying something which weakens the importance or force of your statement.
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
adverb positively
- admiringly — displaying or feeling admiration: admiring looks.
- affirmatively — affirming or assenting; asserting the truth, validity, or fact of something.
- amen — Amen is said by Christians at the end of a prayer.
- appreciatively — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
Antonyms for positively
adv positively
- conflictingly — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
- contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
- critically — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
adverb positively
- damagingly — In a damaging manner.
- hopelessly — In a way that shows or causes despair.
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- opposingly — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
Top questions with positively
- how to think positively?
- how does an atom become a positively charged ion?
- describe how exercise can positively affect your environmental health?
- how has the development of technology positively affected our wellness?
- what does positively mean?
- when it absolutely positively has to be there overnight?
- what is a positively charged ion called?
- how does an object become positively charged?
- how does social media affect relationships positively?
- how does social media affect society positively?
- how has technology changed our lives positively?
- how to take life positively?
- how to start thinking more positively?
- what is the positively charged particle in the nucleus?
- how to think more positively?
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