positivelypos‧i‧tive‧ly /ˈpɒzətɪvli $ ˈpɑː-/ ●○○ AWL adverb 
Some holiday destinations are positively dangerous.2in a way that shows you agree with something or want it to succeed OPP negatively: It is hoped that the industry will respond positively to this new initiative.3in a way that shows you are thinking about what is good in a situation rather than what is bad: They’re encouraged to think positively about themselves and their future. Change should be accepted and be viewed positively.4in a way that leaves no doubt: ‘You certainly won’t!’ Katherine said positively. The blood was never positively identified as the victim’s.5spoken used to emphasize that you really mean what you are saying SYN definitely: This is positively the last time you’ll hear me say this.6positively charged technical having the type of electrical charge that is carried by protons
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- positively beautiful
- Ed's positively the funniest guy I know.
- Her performance was positively marvellous.
- I absolutely, positively must remember to send that check.
- The food in this place isn't just bad, it's positively disgusting.
- They all said positively that they had seen it.
- Wall Street reacted positively to the announcement.
- We were affected very positively by the experience.
- Devlin answers question one positively in two ways.
- His conceptual approach to problems and decision-making is supported, mostly positively, by a superior general intellect.
- If you positively must read your verbal presentation then why are you making it?
- Most guys he met thought this was too far out, positively antediluvian.
- These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.
- When he took over the role last year, the box office took off, and the reviews were positively glowing.
- With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.
Longman Language Activatora complaint
· The carpet is completely ruined.· She felt completely relaxed.· Keith's dad was completely different from what I'd expected.· I intended to give you the card on Saturday but I completely forgot.· Sometimes the UK seems completely isolated from the main stream of European culture.
especially spoken say this when you strongly agree with something or approve of something, or to emphasize strong adjectives: absolutely right/correct: · You're absolutely right - we can't all fit in one car.absolutely marvellous/amazing/brilliant: · That's an absolutely brilliant idea.absolutely certain/sure: · Are you absolutely sure you don't mind?absolutely exhausted/soaked/ruined etc: · By the end of the day, I was absolutely exhausted.
use this especially to say that you have completely understood something or have everything that you need: fully understand/realize/appreciate: · I can fully understand your concern.fully aware/informed: · Please keep me fully informed of any developments.fully furnished/equipped: · The house is fully furnished, including washer and dryer.
use this especially to show that you completely disagree with something or that you are very annoyed about it: totally refuse/ignore/reject etc: · He totally ignored my advice.totally impossible/unacceptable/ridiculous etc: · What you're saying is totally ridiculous.· Myers said that a two-year prison sentence for rape was totally unacceptable and inadequate.
completely and in every possible way - use this especially in negative sentences, or with 'almost': · At the very beginning of the project, Paul made it clear that he would be entirely in control.not entirely: · I'm not entirely sure what she meant.· The reasons for his departure weren't entirely clear.consist entirely of: · The audience consisted almost entirely of journalists.depend entirely on: · The foundation depends entirely on voluntary contributions.
in every possible way - use this especially in negative sentences: not wholly responsible/reliable/committed etc: · The evidence we have is not wholly reliable.· The commission found that the officer on duty at the time was not wholly responsible.wholly unacceptable/unexpected/unfounded etc: · The city council's proposals are wholly unacceptable.· Help came from a wholly unexpected source.
use this especially to describe things that are completely wrong, untrue, impossible etc: utterly impossible/useless/worthless etc: · Without their help it would have been utterly impossible to arrange the conference.· Whether you like her or not is utterly irrelevant.utterly reject/spoil/destroy etc: · We utterly reject the philosophy of compulsory wage control.
use this to talk about an extreme situation or something extreme that someone has done: positively disgusting/harmful/dangerous etc: · The food in this place isn't just bad, it's positively disgusting.· Her performance was positively marvellous.
use this to emphasize how strong a feeling or quality is or how bad a situation is: · It was a complete surprise - I didn't have any idea they were planning a party.· Don't pay any attention to him - the guy's a total idiot!· Nobody can say with absolute certainty how much oil there is in Alaska.· By any measurement, our corrections program is an utter failure.
use this to say that something is true in every detail or part: · The two drawings are identical in every way.· The plans are unworkable in every respect.
use this when a word or phrase that you say is true in every possible way that it could be understood: · There are still men who want to be in every sense, the "head of the household'.in every sense of the word: · She was a true sportswoman -- a professional in every sense of the word.
if someone is good, bad etc through and through , every part of their character and behaviour shows that they are like that: · Don't trust him. He's rotten through and through.· Einstein was a realist through and through.· After 30 years in Queensland, he felt he was an Australian through and through.
: whole-heartedly agree/approve/support etc completely and willingly: · Her father whole-heartedly approved of their decision to get married.· Rowan whole-heartedly agreed that the company needed to do more to improve its ties to the community.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Some holiday destinations are positively dangerous. They’re encouraged to think positively about themselves and their future. The blood was never positively identified as the victim’s.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Some holiday destinations are positively dangerous. They’re encouraged to think positively about themselves and their future. The blood was never positively identified as the victim’s. (=with positive/negative emotions or opinions)· We want versatile people who react positively to change.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· It is either tautologous, positively dangerous, unoriginal or highly ambiguous.· With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.· High tide is often positively dangerous, with vicious dumping waves breaking on the steep slope of the upper beach.· Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.· Relying on tablets for the relief of pain without trying to discover its cause can be positively dangerous.· This can be positively dangerous, if only because such practitioners may not recognise when a person is seriously ill.· But the unpleasant reality is that some holiday destinations are positively dangerous.· Indeed I think it is positively dangerous to hold negative feelings in.
VERB· But now they also say that wine drinking has been positively associated with cardiovascular health.
· Then she saw Jessamy, and her cool green eyes became positively frosty.
· These fixed negative charges attract a layer of residual positively charged ions which are free to move within the water.· These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.· Hence when a current is applied, the positively charged ions move toward the cathode carrying water molecules with them.
· Better-trained and more-qualified workforces also correlate positively with the creation of small companies.· Below these levels, species richness is linearly positively correlated with soil magnesium, but above it negatively so.· This is because f t and t are positively correlated, so that f t and will be negatively correlated.· If the endowments are positively correlated, and the share of capital is less than 50 percent, the inequality-reducing effect is larger.· The proportion of children passing Ordinary and Advanced level examinations is positively correlated with social class.· Cohesion has been found to correlate positively with group productivity and member satisfaction.· In research into effective managers it is this background theme which correlates positively with success, not the recognition theme.
· But Atkinson positively encourages them - and Villa have their fair share.· Far from dissuading the rodents, the smell of lavender positively encouraged them and they soon ate through the paper plugs.· Thinking positively encourages the right frame of mind to get on and do the job.
· When he took over the role last year, the box office took off, and the reviews were positively glowing.
· Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation.· Four hundred corpses were never positively identified.· Put bluntly, to be identified positively, homosexuality usually has to be dissolved into the androgynous.· More than 200 sets of remains have been returned in recent years, but only seven have been positively identified.· If they can identify positively the gene which is causing the trouble, then they may be able to correct it.· These were later positively identified as belonging to 25year-old Garry Pettitt.· Transformed cells could be positively identified after 7-10 days.
· And in comparison with the South-East, the North's housing market looks positively buoyant.· For two years there, the game looked positively easy to me.· Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.· That kind of blood-curdling prose makes some horror comics look positively decent.· With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.· Uncle Hamish was already rising from his seat, looking positively twinkly with health and good cheer.· Her hair was tied in a ribbon and she looked positively chirpy.
· Forth River Purification Board reacted positively yesterday to the reconsideration of the regional role.· Wall Street reacted positively to the earnings report.· Even my highly regrettable tendency to react positively whenever the fridge door is opened was proof against that.· Always both groups reacted positively to any change in the test group conditions in whatever direction.· Civil rights groups also reacted positively to the changes, but Sinn Fein seemed unimpressed.· Parents may need help and training in reacting positively when their child is eating.
· Thus the proportion of secondary school children going to grammar schools has always been positively related to social class.· Sports participation is positively related to income and negatively related to age.· It positively relates the demand for money to the level of income.
· If your customer is genuine he should respond positively to this fair approach.· Occasionally, the state responds positively to these demands.· The council had a responsibility to local businesses and should respond positively by allowing the change of use.· Indeed, candidates may be reluctant to respond positively without knowing the purchaser's identity.· The mark of a good organisation is that it responds positively when things get tough.· Will the Minister respond positively and allow the board to do what it wishes?· This prevents the skin from becoming too accustomed to the essences and failing to respond positively to them.· He made the point that most debtors will have to pay, and will respond positively when things improve.
· He seemed positively cheerful about this.· To those used to claustrophobic living quarters and the isolation of island living, a mini-Bio2 seems positively charming.· But elsewhere people seemed positively anxious to supply the King with treasure.· Compared to the austerity depicted at the start of the tour, the carved mahogany bed and canopy seem positively indecent.· Makes the traffic wardens around Salford Precinct seem positively friendly!· And that will seem positively bucolic in 2015, when the traffic count is predicted to more than triple.· It would seem positively perverse to savour moments like that and feel them as they are.· Where this is concerned she seems positively ruthless.
· Eva was jubilant, thinking, see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively.· However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.· Think positively, and encourage the patient to be optimistic.· Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.· Think positively and try to make the most of your appearance so that you feel your absolute best all day.· Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.· Think positively about what is right with your life every day.· Once you've convinced yourself you will get out of it, think positively and show some determination.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- According to the theory, negatively charged electrons within atoms orbit around positively charged nuclei.
- Cationic detergents: ionise in solution with the active ion being positively charged.
- Hence when a current is applied, the positively charged ions move toward the cathode carrying water molecules with them.
- Sodium has a strong tendency to lose an electron and become the positively charged ion Na.
- The helium atom without its electrons is known as an alpha particle, and is therefore positively charged.
- These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.
- These fixed negative charges attract a layer of residual positively charged ions which are free to move within the water.
- Eva was jubilant, thinking, see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively.
- Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.
- Forget about your feelings, think positively.
- However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.
- Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.
- One should always think positive, as the good doctor said.
- Take a deep breath and think positive thoughts.
- When things were going so bad for us in December, the one guy who made people think positive was Barry.
WORD FAMILYnounpositiveadjectivepositiveadverbpositively
1used to emphasize that something is true, especially when this seems surprising: Some holiday destinations are positively dangerous.2in a way that shows you agree with something or want it to succeed OPP negatively: It is hoped that the industry will respond positively to this new initiative.3in a way that shows you are thinking about what is good in a situation rather than what is bad: They’re encouraged to think positively about themselves and their future. Change should be accepted and be viewed positively.4in a way that leaves no doubt: ‘You certainly won’t!’ Katherine said positively. The blood was never positively identified as the victim’s.5spoken used to emphasize that you really mean what you are saying SYN definitely: This is positively the last time you’ll hear me say this.6positively charged technical having the type of electrical charge that is carried by protons