positively

1. 1.

   extremely

   “it was positively monumental”

   intensifier

2. 2.

   so as to be positive; in a positive manner

   “she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively”

Questions about positively

What does positively mean?

positively means "extremely". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in positively?

positively has 4 syllables: posi-ti-ve-ly. The stress falls on "posi". In IPA it is /ˈpɑzətɪvli/.

Is positively a common word?

positively is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.