Pŏs'i-tive-ly, adv.
Sense 1. Absolutely; by itself, independent of any thing else; not comparatively.
Good and evil removed may be esteemed good or evil comparatively, and not positively, or simply. Bacon.
Sense 2. Not negatively; really; in its own nature; directly; inherently.
Sense 3. Certainly; indubitably.
Sense 4. Directly; explicitly; expressly; as, the witness testified positively to the fact.
Sense 5. Peremptorily; in strong terms.
The divine law positively requires humility and meekness. Sprat.
Sense 6. With full confidence or assurance; as, to speak positively in regard to a fact.
Positively electrified, according to Dr. Franklin's theory, containing more electricity than the natural quantity; — opposed to negatively electrified; affected with vitreous electricity.