All 4 Uses of
positive
in
Brave New World
- So essential when there was under-production; but in an age of machines and the fixation of nitrogen–positively a crime against society.
p. 52..6positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
- Ford! to kiss, slobberingly, and smelt too horrible, obviously never had a bath, and simply reeked of that beastly stuff that was put into Delta and Epsilon bottles (no, it wasn't true about Bernard), positively stank of alcohol.
p. 119..6
- –you simply couldn't look at her without feeling sick, yes, positively sick.
p. 154..2 *
- And because they were polite, Bernard felt positively gigantic–gigantic and at the same time light with elation, lighter than air.
p. 157..9
Definition:
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(positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!) certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)