Both Uses of
negative
in
Emma
- — "In not one of all my clever replies, my delicate negatives, is there any allusion to making a sacrifice.†
Chpt 2.13-14 *
- —On her side, all was warmth, energy, and triumph—and she positively refused to take her friend's negative, though Miss Fairfax continued to assure her that she would not at present engage in any thing, repeating the same motives which she had been heard to urge before.†
Chpt 3.5-6
Definition:
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(negative as in: had a negative effect) bad or harmful