positively

[ poz-i-tiv-lee or especially for 3, poz-i-tiv-lee ]

/ ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv li or especially for 3, ˌpɒz ɪˈtɪv li /

with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true.

decidedly; unquestionably; definitely: His conduct is positively shocking.

(used to express strong affirmation) yes: Do you plan to go to the party? Positively!

Origin of positively

First recorded in 1585–95; positive + -ly

In the safety of the light of day, we positively revel in our facts.

On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim |James Poulos |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Afterwards, the bodies were taken to the morgue to positively identify them.

The Shocking Death of Miss Honduras |Romina Ruiz-Goiriena |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On the other hand, he was positively effusive about the former first lady and New York senator.

Panetta Criticizes Obama’s Syrian ‘Red Line’ Screw-Up, and Other Failures of Leadership |Lloyd Grove |October 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Because, for me, the idea of the regal Diane in the ratty warehouse digs is positively tantalizing.

‘The Good Wife’ Creators on the Premiere’s Big Cary Twist, Will’s Death, and More |Kevin Fallon |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Baltimore Sun television columnist David Zurawik has been positively effusive.

How TMZ Claims Its Celebrity Scalps, Like Ray Rice |Lloyd Grove |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Unless there is something that makes it positively necessary for me to intrude myself, I leave you to yourselves.

The Camp Fire Girls at the Seashore |Jane L. Stewart
After a frantic effort, I caught two words—‘Land,’ ‘America’—with positively no clue to their meaning.

True Ghost Stories |Hereward Carrington
The unexpected news of Mr. Burke's expedition of discovery, which we publish this morning, is positively disastrous.

Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia |William John Wills
After all she was his mother, and there must positively exist in her inmost self the power of understanding what he had done.

Sinister Street, vol. 1 |Compton Mackenzie
Positively, I do not see an English trait in his face, and as little in his manner.

Doctor Grimshawe's Secret |Nathaniel Hawthorne

positively

/ (ˈpɒzɪtɪvlɪ) /

in a positive manner

(intensifier) he disliked her: in fact, he positively hated her

unquestionably; absolutely