All 10 Uses of
positive
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- "Excuse me!" barked the Prime Minister, now positively stamping up and down.
Chpt 1positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
- But before he could say anything else, the door flew open again as Harry had known it would, and there stood Hagrid, glowering down at him and looking, despite the flowery apron, positively alarming.†
Chpt 11
- Parvati positively beamed.†
Chpt 15
- "No!" said Parvati, looking positively agog at this piece of gossip.
Chpt 15 *positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
- On my command, now … one— 1 Harry glanced around again; lots of people were looking positively alarmed at being asked to Apparate so quickly.
Chpt 18
- That would explain a lot,' panted Harry, now positively wrestling with Ron to keep him from knocking Slughorn over.
Chpt 18
- Then, slowly but surely, an exhilarating sense of infinite opportunity stole through him; he felt as though he could have done anything, anything at all… and getting the memory from Slughorn seemed suddenly not only pos-sible, but positively easy…… He got to his feet, smiling, brimming with confidence.†
Chpt 22
- "No," said Ron and Hermione together, both looking positively alarmed now.
Chpt 22positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
- They were both satisfyingly impressed by the way he had wheedled the memory out of Slughorn and positively awed when he told them about Voldemort's Horcruxes and Dumbledore's promise to take Harry along, should he find another one.†
Chpt 24
- Ron seemed to be positively lighthearted about the end of his relationship with Lavender, and Hermione seemed cheery too, though when asked what she was grinning about she simply said, "It's a nice day."
Chpt 24positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
Definition:
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(positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!) certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)