positively

adverb

pos·​i·​tive·​ly ˈpäzətə̇vlē 

-z(ə)tə̇-

1

: in a positive manner : so as to be positive

2

: extremely, obviously, notably, certainly

—used chiefly to intensify a statement

positively the best cake I ever ate

positively shabby

positively true

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