All 20 Uses
positive
in
It Happened to Nancy
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- I'm not absolutely positive there is that Heaven that I want so desperately to be there.
p. 98.2positive = certain
- I couldn't, I positively couldn't, stand not seeing LEW.
p. 147.1positively = with certainty; or absolutely (used for emphasis)
- I've been well enough to go back to Mom's for ages, but Dr. Marx won't release me until he's "absolutely, positively, for sure certain" that my good bugs are in charge of my bad bugs.
p. 199.4 *positively = with certainty
- But I've got to think about positive things, like what we're going to do tomorrow.†
p. 256.5 *positive = good
- How could I not with his soft voice and his positive presence?†
p. 4.8
- THE BRANCH OF MATHEMATICS THAT USES POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS, LETTERS, AND OTHER SYSTEMIZED SYMBOLS TO EXPRESS AND ANALYZE TIIE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONCEPTS AND QUANTITY IN TERMS OF FORMULAS, EQUATIONS, ETC.: GENERALIZED MATHEMATICS.†
p. 20.3
- I used to be such a positive, happy little kid, and now it's like I'm just an empty box of loneliness.†
p. 30.7
- I just have this wonderful, positive, white-light feeling that we can.†
p. 37.1
- At least now I have a positive reason for existing.†
p. 92.2
- Always, she brought pads and pastels and stuff along, and she'd draw beautifully, and I'd try ...not too successfully ...if you remember, Self, and I'm positively sure you do.†
p. 93.8
- Missy says being positive is the biggest part of my recovery.†
p. 100.9
- He's talked me back down to reality and sanity, and he's going to bring me a positive book about people with AIDS.†
p. 134.1
- Dr. S. says that lots of people who are HIV positive feel pretty good for five or six or even seven years, but because of my low immune system to begin with, I've got an infection in my eyes that just doesn't seem to want to clear up.†
p. 145.2
- They are beautiful prayers, sort of like the Indians', always grateful, always positive, always loving and forgiving.†
p. 219.7
- I was tempted to try it, but I think I'll stick to Aunt Thelma's kind of positive beliefs.†
p. 220.1
- Not that he'll ever take the place of you, dear Self, but now we're three—isn't that positively smart?†
p. 227.8
- I wish every day for the rest of my life could be so ...so ...there are not positive enough words to describe it, except ...maybe sacred?†
p. 236.9
- Anyway, I'm positively, always positively pooped.†
p. 237.6
- Anyway, I'm positively, always positively pooped.†
p. 237.6
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- It's about people who were so brave, and so positive, and treated so badly.†
p. 134.9 *
Definitions:
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(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
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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.