All 3 Uses of
negative
in
Jane Eyre
- Nothing of the sort was visible; and when I asked a waiter if any one had been to inquire after a Miss Eyre, I was answered in the negative: so I had no resource but to request to be shown into a private room: and here I am waiting, while all sorts of doubts and fears are troubling my thoughts.
Chpt 11negative = indicating an answer of "no"
- One of the gentlemen, Mr. Eshton, observing me, seemed to propose that I should be asked to join them; but Lady Ingram instantly negatived the notion.†
Chpt 18 *
- Almost every day I asked Mrs. Fairfax if she had yet heard anything decided: her answer was always in the negative.
Chpt 22 *negative = indicating an answer of "no"
Definitions:
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(negative as in: negative feedback from customers) to express criticism or disagreement, or (especially when talking over a radio or in a military setting) to say "no"
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(negative as in: had a negative effect) bad or harmful