positively

positively
Synonyms and related words:
OK, Roger, absolutely, actually, affirmatively, all right, alright, alrighty, amen, and no mistake, as you say, assertively, assuredly, at all events, at any rate, aye, beyond question, by all means, categorically, certainly, clearly, da, de facto, dead, decidedly, decisively, declaratively, definitely, demonstrably, directly, distinctly, doubtless, doubtlessly, emphatically, even, exactly, expressly, faithfully, fine, for a certainty, for a fact, for certain, for real, for sure, forsooth, genuinely, good, good enough, hear, in actuality, in all conscience, in all respects, in effect, in every respect, in fact, in reality, in truth, indeed, indeedy, indisputably, indubitably, ipsissimis verbis, ja, just, just so, literally, literatim, mais oui, manifestly, most assuredly, most certainly, naturally, naturellement, nothing else but, noticeably, observably, obviously, of course, okay, oui, patently, plumb, point-blank, precisely, predicatively, quite, rather, really, right, righto, rigidly, rigorously, sensibly, seriously, square, squarely, straight, strictly, sure, sure thing, surely, to a certainty, to be sure, to the letter, truly, unambiguously, undeniably, under oath, undeviatingly, undoubtedly, unequivocally, unerringly, unmistakably, unquestionably, verbally, verbatim, verbatim et litteratim, verily, veritably, very well, visibly, well and good, why yes, with emphasis, without doubt, word by word, word for word, yea, yeah, yep, yes, yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes sir, yes sirree

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Positively — Pos i*tive*ly, adv. In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; opposed to negatively. [1913 Webster] Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or evil comparatively, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • positively — index de facto, fairly (clearly), ipso facto Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • positively — 1590s, from POSITIVE (Cf. positive) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • positively — [adv] absolutely, definitely amen*, assuredly, categorically, certainly, doubtless, doubtlessly, easily, emphatically, firmly, flat*, flat out*, for a fact*, indubitably, no catch*, no holds barred*, no ifs ands or buts*, no kicker*, no strings… …   New thesaurus

  • positively — pos|i|tive|ly [ˈpɔzıtıvli US ˈpa: ] adv 1.) used to emphasize that something is true, especially when this seems surprising ▪ Some holiday destinations are positively dangerous . 2.) in a way that shows you agree with something or want it to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • positively — adverb 1 spoken used to emphasize that something is true about someone or something, or when saying something surprising about them: Gabi isn t pretty, she s positively beautiful! | Some patients positively enjoy being in hospital. 2 spoken used… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • positively — pos|i|tive|ly [ pazətıvli ] adverb ** 1. ) MAINLY SPOKEN used for emphasizing that something is true, especially something surprising or unexpected: His voice changed and became positively angry. The shock of the cold water made him gasp, but… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • positively — [[t]pɒ̱zɪtɪvli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV adj superl (emphasis) You use positively to emphasize that you really mean what you are saying. This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine... This is positively the last chance for the industry to… …   English dictionary

  • positively — positive pos‧i‧tive [ˈpɒztɪv ǁ ˈpɑːz ] adjective 1. good or useful: • When interest rates fall, there is a positive effect on business confidence. • He felt that these meetings did not make any sort of positive contribution to branch performance …   Financial and business terms

  • positively */*/ — UK [ˈpɒzətɪvlɪ] / US [ˈpɑzətɪvlɪ] adverb 1) mainly spoken used for emphasizing that something is true, especially something surprising or unexpected His voice changed and became positively angry. 2) in a way that is likely to have good results We …   English dictionary

  • positively — /poz i tiv lee/ or, esp. for 3, /poz i tiv lee/, adv. 1. with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true. 2. decidedly; unquestionably; definitely: His conduct is positively shocking. interj. 3. (used to express strong affirmation)… …   Universalium

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