Positively
Positively adverb - In an approving manner.
Specifically and positively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specifically" instead an adverb "Positively".
Specifically
Specifically adverb - In regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail.
Positively and specifically are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Positively" instead an adverb "Specifically".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- precisely and positively
- precisely and specifically
- truly and positively
- truly and specifically
- absolutely and positively
- absolutely and specifically
- definitely and positively
- definitely and specifically
- particularly and positively
- particularly and specifically
- completely and positively
- completely and specifically
- exactly and positively
- exactly and specifically
Both words in one sentence
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Specifically, the whole "fixing jumpgates" thing, which is not just schizophrenic, but positively hebephrenic (really obscure psychology joke).
Source: Schizophrenic Difficulty - After Dervish finds him, confirms the demon were real, and advises Grubbs to change his story to something similar but believable (specifically that a madman broke into the house and killed everyone), Grubbs is able to respond positively to treatment.
Source: All Therapists Are Muggles - The rulebook for Mobile Frame Zero requires you to, when creating your own faction, avoid portraying authoritarianism or anarcho-capitalism positively, and specifically forbids basing anything on the Nazis or naming your frames in reference to them.
Source: Fanwork Ban
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