POSITIVELY


Meaning of POSITIVELY in English

adverb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

react positively/negatively (= with positive/negative emotions or opinions )

We want versatile people who react positively to change.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

dangerous

It is either tautologous, positively dangerous , unoriginal or highly ambiguous.

With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous .

High tide is often positively dangerous , with vicious dumping waves breaking on the steep slope of the upper beach.

Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous .

Relying on tablets for the relief of pain without trying to discover its cause can be positively dangerous .

This can be positively dangerous , if only because such practitioners may not recognise when a person is seriously ill.

But the unpleasant reality is that some holiday destinations are positively dangerous .

Indeed I think it is positively dangerous to hold negative feelings in.

■ VERB

associate

But now they also say that wine drinking has been positively associated with cardiovascular health.

become

Then she saw Jessamy, and her cool green eyes became positively frosty.

charge

These fixed negative charges attract a layer of residual positively charged ions which are free to move within the water.

These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.

Hence when a current is applied, the positively charged ions move toward the cathode carrying water molecules with them.

correlate

Better-trained and more-qualified workforces also correlate positively with the creation of small companies.

Below these levels, species richness is linearly positively correlated with soil magnesium, but above it negatively so.

This is because f t and t are positively correlated , so that f t and will be negatively correlated.

If the endowments are positively correlated , and the share of capital is less than 50 percent, the inequality-reducing effect is larger.

The proportion of children passing Ordinary and Advanced level examinations is positively correlated with social class.

Cohesion has been found to correlate positively with group productivity and member satisfaction.

In research into effective managers it is this background theme which correlates positively with success, not the recognition theme.

encourage

But Atkinson positively encourages them - and Villa have their fair share.

Far from dissuading the rodents, the smell of lavender positively encouraged them and they soon ate through the paper plugs.

Thinking positively encourages the right frame of mind to get on and do the job.

glow

When he took over the role last year, the box office took off, and the reviews were positively glowing .

identify

Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation.

Four hundred corpses were never positively identified .

Put bluntly, to be identified positively , homosexuality usually has to be dissolved into the androgynous.

More than 200 sets of remains have been returned in recent years, but only seven have been positively identified .

If they can identify positively the gene which is causing the trouble, then they may be able to correct it.

These were later positively identified as belonging to 25year-old Garry Pettitt.

Transformed cells could be positively identified after 7-10 days.

look

And in comparison with the South-East, the North's housing market looks positively buoyant.

For two years there, the game looked positively easy to me.

Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.

That kind of blood-curdling prose makes some horror comics look positively decent.

With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.

Uncle Hamish was already rising from his seat, looking positively twinkly with health and good cheer.

Her hair was tied in a ribbon and she looked positively chirpy.

react

Forth River Purification Board reacted positively yesterday to the reconsideration of the regional role.

Wall Street reacted positively to the earnings report.

Even my highly regrettable tendency to react positively whenever the fridge door is opened was proof against that.

Always both groups reacted positively to any change in the test group conditions in whatever direction.

Civil rights groups also reacted positively to the changes, but Sinn Fein seemed unimpressed.

Parents may need help and training in reacting positively when their child is eating.

relate

Thus the proportion of secondary school children going to grammar schools has always been positively related to social class.

Sports participation is positively related to income and negatively related to age.

It positively relates the demand for money to the level of income.

respond

If your customer is genuine he should respond positively to this fair approach.

Occasionally, the state responds positively to these demands.

The council had a responsibility to local businesses and should respond positively by allowing the change of use.

Indeed, candidates may be reluctant to respond positively without knowing the purchaser's identity.

The mark of a good organisation is that it responds positively when things get tough.

Will the Minister respond positively and allow the board to do what it wishes?

This prevents the skin from becoming too accustomed to the essences and failing to respond positively to them.

He made the point that most debtors will have to pay, and will respond positively when things improve.

seem

He seemed positively cheerful about this.

To those used to claustrophobic living quarters and the isolation of island living, a mini-Bio2 seems positively charming.

But elsewhere people seemed positively anxious to supply the King with treasure.

Compared to the austerity depicted at the start of the tour, the carved mahogany bed and canopy seem positively indecent.

Makes the traffic wardens around Salford Precinct seem positively friendly!

And that will seem positively bucolic in 2015, when the traffic count is predicted to more than triple.

It would seem positively perverse to savour moments like that and feel them as they are.

Where this is concerned she seems positively ruthless.

think

Eva was jubilant, thinking , see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively .

However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.

Think positively , and encourage the patient to be optimistic.

Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.

Think positively and try to make the most of your appearance so that you feel your absolute best all day.

Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.

Think positively about what is right with your life every day.

Once you've convinced yourself you will get out of it, think positively and show some determination.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

think positive/positively

Eva was jubilant, thinking , see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively.

Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.

Forget about your feelings, think positively.

However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.

Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.

One should always think positive, as the good doctor said.

Take a deep breath and think positive thoughts.

When things were going so bad for us in December, the one guy who made people think positive was Barry.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

positively beautiful

Ed's positively the funniest guy I know.

Her performance was positively marvellous.

I absolutely, positively must remember to send that check.

The food in this place isn't just bad, it's positively disgusting.

They all said positively that they had seen it.

Wall Street reacted positively to the announcement.

We were affected very positively by the experience.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Devlin answers question one positively in two ways.

His conceptual approach to problems and decision-making is supported, mostly positively , by a superior general intellect.

If you positively must read your verbal presentation then why are you making it?

Most guys he met thought this was too far out, positively antediluvian.

These positively charged ions are themselves highly hydrated.

When he took over the role last year, the box office took off, and the reviews were positively glowing.

With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.

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