All 5 Uses of
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Uglies
- Az and I looked very closely at all the negatives-that is, the few pretties who didn't have the lesions-and tried to figure out why they were different.
p. 251.7negatives = people who did not have a condition
- We ruled out blood type, gender, physical size, intelligence factors, genetic markers-nothing seemed to account for the negatives.
p. 251.9
- "Every negative worked in the same sort of profession," Az said.
p. 252.0
- We tested ourselves, and we were negative.
p. 252.2 *negative = indicating that a condition was not found to be present
- All negatives.
p. 252.8negatives = people who did not have a condition
Definitions:
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(negative as in: had a negative effect) bad or harmful
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(negative as in: negative feedback from customers) to express criticism or disagreement, or (especially when talking over a radio or in a military setting) to say "no"
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(negative as in: a negative attitude) pessimistic (emphasizing bad things) or disagreeable
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(negative as in: The test came back negative.) did not find a condition or substance to be present
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(negative as in: a negative number) less than zero
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) See a comprehensive dictionary for less common meanings of negative including some in the fields of electricity, physics, chemistry, medicine, photography, and grammar. Note that most non-technical senses of negative indicate that something is bad or lacking.