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1 —2 uses as in:
I'm absolutely positive!
Definition
certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)
- It swelled in her bosom until it positively ached with pleasure, ached as with a burden of joyful, hot, unshed tears.5.53 (27% in)
positively = with certainty; or absolutely (used for emphasis)
- Her sharp trading was shocking, especially when her poor mother had been a Robillard, and it was positively indecent the way she kept on going about the streets when everyone knew she was pregnant.4.38 (31% in)
positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
There are no more uses of "positive" flagged with this meaning in Gone with the Wind.
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exact meaning not specified
- It made a girl feel positively undressed.3.19 (75% in)
- Everyone was smoldering, and it would have been a positive triumph for Scarlett, except for Ashley.1.6 (33% in)
- Chancellorsville might be a more important victory but the capture of Streight's raiders made the Yankees positively ridiculous.2.14 (9% in)
- No," said Bonnie positively and climbed upon Rhett's lap.5.57 (61% in)
There are no more uses of "positive" in Gone with the Wind.
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