Positively charged

Positively charged
Positively Pos"i*tive*ly, adv. In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; -- opposed to negatively. [1913 Webster]

Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or evil comparatively, and positively simply. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord, Before I positively speak herein. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not positively require humility and meekness. --Sprat. [1913 Webster]

{Positively charged} or {Positively electrified} (Elec.), having a charge of positive electricity; -- opposed to {negatively charged}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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