All 6 Uses
positive
in
Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen
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- She was positively gushing, which seemed very odd, coming from Lynetta.†
p. 165.9 *positively = with certainty
- My heart was positively racing as I held the kite out to him.†
p. 37.2
- My dad muttered that if we were really going to do this, it would be a whole lot better to barbecue because at least that way he'd have something to do, but my mom positively smoked him with her eyes and he dropped it.†
p. 123.4
- I positively crumbled onto the floor.†
p. 143.6
- I've got a friend down on Newcomb Street who is positively green over my deviled eggs.†
p. 169.2
- She clapped her hands and positively giggled.†
p. 209.2
Definitions:
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(positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!) certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)
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(positive as in: had a positive effect) good or beneficial
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(positive as in: positive feedback from my boss) approval or agreement
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(positive as in: a positive attitude) optimistic (expecting or focusing on good things); or agreeable
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(positive as in: The test came back positive.) found a condition or substance to be present
indicating the presence of something being tested for -- especially a disease, condition, or substance -
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(positive as in: a positive number) greater than zero (of a number)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) See a comprehensive dictionary for less common meanings of positive including some in the fields of electricity, physics, chemistry, medicine, philosophy, and grammar. Note that most all senses of positive indicate that something is good or present.