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positively

/ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/

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What does positively mean?

adverb

  1. In a positive manner.
  2. With certainty.
  3. Absolutely; utterly.
More meanings (1)

adverb

  1. Very.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/

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/ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.li/
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“Anne,” said Marilla, wondering why she had not broken into this speech long before, “you shouldn’t talk that way. It’s irreverent--positively irreverent.”
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45
Having scrambled twice round the ship and received many sound cuffs from the wind, they saw a sailor’s face positively shine golden.
Virginia WoolfThe Voyage OutProject Gutenberg ebook #144
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And with sudden Gallic vivacity he hopped up on the wall beside Flambeau and sat there positively kicking his legs with excitement.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe wisdom of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #223
Actresses are no less respected and honored in the West, whereas in China there are positively no respectable women on the stage.
Tingfang WuAmerica, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental DiplomatProject Gutenberg ebook #609
He had now the old Royal want—of money—and the Barons had the new power of positively refusing to let him raise any.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699