All 5 Uses
negative
in
Warriors Don't Cry
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- But as the days passed, I was less concerned about Link's warning and more worried about the boy who now came into study hall each day threatening to toss me out of the window, and the girls who encircled me at least once a day, saying every negative thing they could about the parts of my body.†
p. 203.1 *negative = bad or harmful
- Only a few people said negative things, like Mother deserved to lose her job for being too uppity.†
p. 208.3
- Each of us was hearing increasingly negative responses to her desire to do so.†
p. 131.2
- By the end of that week I had flashed endless smiles in response to negative deeds or words.†
p. 196.6
- Our friends and neighbors resented not only the school closure but most especially the negative economic impact our presence in that school had on our community.†
p. 218.8
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.