All 7 Uses of
positive
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- This small astronomical calculation was made without any positive effort, and whilst he was stealthily turning to discover, if possible, into whose hands he had fallen.†
Chpt 4-6 (definition 1)
- This was all that was positively discoverable, though it seemed human.
Chpt 10-12 (definition 1) *positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
- One could almost be positive that there was a malicious leer upon the hideous creature's face, and a mischievous delight in its twitchings.
Chpt 16-18 (definition 1)positive = certain
- That stillness, which struck casual observers more than anything else in his character and habit, and seemed so precisely like the rest of inanition, may have been the perfect balance of enormous antagonistic forces—positives and negatives in fine adjustment.†
Chpt 16-18 (definition 2) *
- To set against this negative gain there may have been some positive losses from a certain narrowing of the higher tastes and sensations which it entailed.†
Chpt 25-27 (definition 1)
- That Bathsheba was a firm and positive girl, far less inconsequent than her fellows, had been the very lung of his hope; for he had held that these qualities would lead her to adhere to a straight course for consistency's sake, and accept him, though her fancy might not flood him with the iridescent hues of uncritical love.†
Chpt 31-33 (definition 1)
- About six, being quite positive that her watch had stopped during the night, she could wait no longer.
Chpt 55-57 (definition 1)positive = certain
Definitions:
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(1) (positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!) certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)
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(2) (positive as in: had a positive effect) good or beneficial