Definition of positive

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Positive (a.) Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes, overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons..

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Assertive :: Assertive (a.) Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
Belief :: Belief (n.) Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction; confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses..
Positive :: Positive (a.) Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive declaration or promise..
Let :: Let (v. t.) To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent..
Suppositor :: Suppositive (n.) A word denoting or implying supposition, as the words if, granting, provided, etc..
Superlative :: Superlative (a.) Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most pleasant, least bright..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive; downright.
Flatly :: Flatly (adv.) In a flat manner; evenly; horizontally; without spirit; dully; frigidly; peremptorily; positively, plainly..
Borate :: Borate (n.) A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.
Definitive :: Definitive (a.) Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.
Categorical :: Categorical (a.) Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer..
Say :: Say (v. t.) To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to..
Predicatory :: Predicatory (a.) Affirmative; positive.
Authoritative :: Authoritative (a.) Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone..
Appositive :: Appositive (n.) A noun in apposition.
Peremptorily :: Peremptorily (adv.) In a peremptory manner; absolutely; positively.
Transpositive :: Transpositive (a.) Made by transposing; consisting in transposition; transposable.
Nonacid :: Nonacid (a.) Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals..
Amylate :: Amylate (n.) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.
Bisulphate :: Bisulphate (n.) A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal sulphates; an acid sulphate..
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