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1
expressing approval
- hoped for a positive reaction from the audience
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2
having or showing a mind free from doubt
- I'm positive that this is the right direction
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3
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
- seeks positive proof that UFO's exist
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- academic
- (also academical),
- hypothetical,
- speculative,
- theoretical
- (also theoretic)
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The first known use of positive was in the 14th century
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