Positively
/ˈpɑːzətɪvli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adverbIn a confident, hopeful, or favorable way.
Extra definitions
adverbIn an optimistic manner.
adverbIn a positive manner.
Sentence Examples
She responded positively.
I positively remember meeting him.
The change positively affected morale.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
From Middle English positively, equivalent to positive + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“There’s nothing – not. one. thing. – that Trump could do or say that would be received positively by TDSers.”
— 2018 July 20, Chris Cillizza, “What is ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ – and do you have it?”, in CNN:
“The carriage nearly overturned, and he saw her eyes blaze at him, and she positively hissed, “I suppose you are enjoying this?””
— 1920, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “The Escape”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 277:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She responded ____.