Look up: affirmative

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   affirmative
   [adj] - expecting the best 2. [adj] - supporting a policy or attitude etc 3. [adj] - affirming or giving assent 4. [n] - a reply of affirmation
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   Affirmative
   Af·firm'a·tive adjective [ Latin affirmativus : confer French affirmatif .] 1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law. 2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering 'yes' to a question; -- opposed to negative ; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote. 3. Positi ...
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   Affirmative
   Af·firm'a·tive noun 1. That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to negative ; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative , and ten in the negative . « Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have belie ...
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   affirmative
   1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law. ... 2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering 'yes' to a question; opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote. ... 3. Positive; dogmatic. 'Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito.' (Berkeley) ... 4. <l ...
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   affirmative
   affirmatory adjective affirming or giving assent; `an affirmative decision`; `affirmative votes`; `an affirmative nod`; `an affirmatory gesture`
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   affirmative
   favoring adjective supporting a policy or attitude etc; `an affirmative argument`
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   affirmative
   optimistic adjective expecting the best; `an affirmative outlook`
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   affirmative
   noun a reply of affirmation; `he answered in the affirmative`
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   Affirmative
   • (a.) That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering `yes` to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote. • (n.) That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition state...
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