POSITIVE, POSITIVELY
ADJECTIVES
► CAN-DO positive, enthusiastic, aggressive; confident and resourceful in the face of challenges → 20C sl., orig. US
► LEDGING positive → 1847 Eng. dial.
► UPBEAT optimistic, positive → 1940s sl., orig. US
► UPFUL positive, encouraging → 1950s W. Indies Rasta
► UPHILL positive, encouraging → 1950s W. Indies Rasta
► WACK ► WHACK positive, extremely good → 1990s sl.
► WACKED positive, extremely good → 1990s sl.
ADVERBS
► ABSOGODDAMNTIVELY absolutely and positively → 1986 Amer. sl.
► ABSOTIVELY absolutely and positively → 1926 Amer. sl.
► BARELY without qualification or reserve; unconditionally; wholly, completely; absolutely, positively → c1340 obs.
► DECRETORILY positively, decisively → 1660 obs.
► NATURLY really, positively, certainly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RATIFIEDLY positively → 1593 obs.
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