All 3 Uses

positive
in
Anna and the French Kiss
(Edited)

Absolutely, positively, one hundred and ten percent smashed.
p. 147.2 *

positively = with certainty
We climb into bed, and it's absolutely positively completely awkward.
p. 192.3
The characters suffer in the beginning and the middle, but not the end. There's positive resolution.
p. 291.2 *

positive = good or beneficial

editor's notes: In this context, resolution means "how things worked out in the end."

Definitions:

(1) (positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!)
certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)
(2) (positive as in: had a positive effect)
good or beneficial
(3) (positive as in: positive feedback from my boss)
approval or agreement
(4) (positive as in: a positive attitude)
optimistic (expecting or focusing on good things); or agreeable
(5) (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
(6) (positive as in: a positive number)
greater than zero (of a number)
(7) (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.