All 5 Uses of
positive
in
Life of Pi
- As for the lion cubs, they would positively keel over with fright if they knew their mother was a dog, for that would mean they were motherless, the absolute worst condition imaginable for any young, warm-blooded life.
Chpt 29-32 (definition 1)positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
- I was positively giddy with happiness.
Chpt 49-52 (definition 1) *
- Ten thousand trumpets and twenty thousand drums could not have made as much noise as that bolt of lightning; it was positively deafening.
Chpt 85-88 (definition 1)
- All hurt and frustration fell away and I positively blazed with joy.
Chpt 85-88 (definition 1)
- I assigned this tension to the new environment of the island; any change, even positive, will make an animal tense.
Chpt 89-92 (definition 2) *positive = good or beneficial
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