[af.fir.ma.tive] adj (15c) 1: asserting a predicate of a subject
2: asserting that the fact is so
3: positive "~ approach"
4: favoring or supporting a proposition or motion -- af.fir.ma.tive.ly adv
[2]affirmative n (15c) 1: an expression (as the word yes) of affirmation or assent
2: an affirmative proposition
3: the side that upholds the proposition stated in a debate