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Antonyms for affirmatively


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uh-fur-muh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɜr mə tɪv



Definition of affirmatively

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from affirmative + -ly (2).
  • As in agreeably : adv willingly, assenting; pleasantly; in keeping
Example sentences :
  • So much is shown, affirmatively and negatively, by the election.
  • Extract from : « The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven » by Abraham Lincoln
  • These were questions which occurred to everyone, and many answered them affirmatively.
  • Extract from : « The River War » by Winston S. Churchill
  • If affirmatively, George supposes again that there's an end of it.
  • Extract from : « Ginger-Snaps » by Fanny Fern
  • Yet she had said it, and women do not lie (affirmatively) about such a matter.
  • Extract from : « Joan of the Sword Hand » by S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
  • My own mind was fully made up on that point, and affirmatively so.
  • Extract from : « Parasites » by T. Spencer Cobbold
  • He added, rather interrogatively than affirmatively, "In the right spirit."
  • Extract from : « The Minister's Charge » by William Dean Howells
  • Affirmatively, the voice vibrates with the individual message.
  • Extract from : « Expressive Voice Culture » by Jessie Eldridge Southwick
  • Hollister looked grave, then smiled, then affirmatively nodded.
  • Extract from : « An Ambitious Woman » by Edgar Fawcett
  • May be predicated in like manner (affirmatively or negatively) of the latter term (or part of it).
  • Extract from : « Logic » by Carveth Read
  • Nor did he deny it affirmatively—other than the remark that you have recorded in your memorandum?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Synonyms for affirmatively

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