pos·i·tiv·is·tic \| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷|vistik, -tēk\adjective : of or relating to positivism or positivists : like or tending to positivism < positivistic knowledge was concerned with merely physical utilities — John Dewey > • pos·i·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly\-tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li\adverb