All 9 Uses of
positive
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- One evening we were privileged to witness a performance by him which seemed to have been his positively last, for he never did it again so long as we watched.
p. 68..1positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
- Today was Sunday, and Aunt Alexandra was positively irritable on the Lord's Day.
p. 170..9
- (he was now positively allergic to my presence when in public)
p. 180..2
- "I most positively was," said Mr. Ewell.
p. 234..9positively = certainly (used for emphasis)
- I most positively can.
p. 236..8
- I most positively will.
p. 236..8
- I most positively am not, I can use one hand good as the other.
p. 238..1
- "I positively did," Mayella echoed her father.
p. 242..3positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
- You are positive that he took full advantage of you?
p. 242..4 *positive = certain
Definition:
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(positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!) certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)