adv
Meaning 1
In a positive manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: manner
Examples
- He approached the interview positively.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
positively
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pŏzʹĭtĭvli
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɪv.li/
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General-American: /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/
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pŏzĭtĭv'li
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪv.li/
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General-American: /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.li/
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adv
Meaning 2
With certainty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: modal
Examples
- I will positively be there at 8 a.m.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: categorically, decisively, definitely, assuredly, certainly, doubtless, doubtlessly, ex facie, fo shizzle, for a fact, for certain, for sure, indisputably, indubitably, positively, questionlessly, self-evidently, sure, surely, unarguably, undeniably, unconditionally, undoubtably, undoubtedly, unquestionably, univocally, without a doubt, without doubt, without question
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
Absolutely; utterly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, altogether, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, categorically, completely, detailly, downright, entirely, exhaustively, finally, first and last, flat-out, flat out, from aardvark to zymurgy, from A to Z, from head to toe, from soup to nuts, from stem to stern, from the rooter to the tooter, from top to bottom, from top to toe, fully, handsomely, heartily, head to foot, head to tail, head to toe, hook, line, and sinker, in detail, in full, lock, stock, and barrel, one hundred percent, out-and-out, out and out, outright, particularly, perfectly, plumb, properly, purely, quite, right, root and branch, soundly, soup-to-nuts, straight up, through and through, top to tail, top to toe, totally, totes, to the bone, to the core, to the full, utterly, well and truly, whole, whole cloth, wholly
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 4
Very.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: degree
Examples
- I had a positively wonderful time.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: above a bit, absolutely, sorely, bone, abundantly, all too, but good, completely, damn, eminently, ever so, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, flipping, freaking, fucking, greatly, highly, in spades, jolly, main, mightily, murrain, passing, positively, pretty, quite, really, right, simply, somewhat, sore, specially, strongly, swith, truly, vastly, very, very much, way, way too, wicked, wickedly
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
extremely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it was positively monumental
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 6
so as to be positive; in a positive manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English positively, equivalent to positive + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: положително (položitelno) — in a positive manner
- Catalan: positivament — in a positive manner
- Czech: kladně — in a positive manner
- Czech: pozitivně — in a positive manner
- Dutch: positief — in a positive manner
- Estonian: positiivselt — in a positive manner
- Finnish: myönteisesti — in a positive manner
- Finnish: positiivisesti — in a positive manner
- German: wohlgestimmt — in a positive manner
- German: wohlgesinnt — in a positive manner
- German: positiv — in a positive manner
- German: zustimmend — in a positive manner
- German: bejahend — in a positive manner
- Greek: θετικά (thetiká) — in a positive manner
- Ancient Greek: θετικῶς (thetikôs) — in a positive manner
- Hungarian: pozitívan — in a positive manner
- Italian: positivamente — in a positive manner
- Polish: pozytywnie — in a positive manner
- Portuguese: positivamente — in a positive manner
- Slovak: pozitívne — in a positive manner
- Slovak: kladne — in a positive manner
- Turkish: olumlu — in a positive manner
- Ukrainian: позити́вно (pozytývno) — in a positive manner
- Bulgarian: категорично (kategorično) — with certainty
- Bulgarian: несъмнено (nesǎmneno) — with certainty
- Dutch: zeker — with certainty
- Finnish: varmasti — with certainty
- German: definitiv — with certainty
- German: bestimmt — with certainty
- German: entschieden — with certainty
- German: eindeutig — with certainty
- German: wirklich — with certainty
- German: gewiss — with certainty
- German: sicher — with certainty
- Hindi: असल में (asal mẽ) — with certainty
- Hindi: निश्चयेन (niścayen) — with certainty
- Hindi: यक़ीनन (yaqīnan) — with certainty
- Hindi: ज़रूर से (zarūr se) — with certainty
- Hindi: यक़ीन (yaqīn) — with certainty
- Hindi: यक़ीन से (yaqīn se) — with certainty
- Portuguese: certamente — with certainty
- Serbo-Croatian: дефинитивно (definitivno) — with certainty
- Slovak: pozitívne — with certainty
- Slovak: isto — with certainty
- Spanish: inequívocamente — with certainty
- Spanish: terminantemente — with certainty
- Spanish: de todas maneras — with certainty
- Dutch: positief — very
- Finnish: erittäin — very
- Finnish: erinomaisen — very
- German: wirklich — very
- German: sehr — very
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