affirmative
[ uh-fur-muh-tiv ]
/ əˈfɜr mə tɪv /
adjective
noun
interjection
(used to indicate agreement, assent, etc.): “Is this the right way to Lake George?” “Affirmative.”
Origin of affirmative
1400–50; < Latin
affirmātīvus, equivalent to
affirmāt- (see
affirmation) +
-īvus
-ive; replacing late Middle English
affirmatyff < Middle French < Latin
OTHER WORDS FROM affirmative
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British Dictionary definitions for affirmative
affirmative
/ (əˈfɜːmətɪv) /
adjective
noun
sentence substitute
military
a signal codeword used to express assent or confirmation