positively

Universal Words adverb 1 used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially when this is surprising or when it contrasts with a previous statement: Some diets may be positively dangerous. * The instructions were not just confusing, they were positively misleading. * Tonight's performance is positively the last time the band will appear together. 2 in a way that shows you are thinking of the good things about a situation, not the bad: Very few of those interviewed spoke positively about their childhood. * Thinking positively is one way of dealing with stress. OPPNEGATIVELY 3 in a way that shows you approve of, or agree with sth/sb: Investors reacted positively to news of the takeover. OPPNEGATIVELY 4 in a way that leaves no possibility of doubt SYNCONCLUSIVELY: Her attacker has now been positively identified by police. 5 (technical) in a way that contains or produces the type of electricity that is opposite to that carried by an ELECTRON: positively charged protons OPPNEGATIVELY