See Also: Positively(medicine)
positively(dictionary)
positively bathmotropic(medicine)
positively dromotropic(medicine)

quarantain (iou) and positively (oh)


quarantain (iou)



quarantain noun.M17.
[French quarantaine QUARANTINE.]
A period of forty days or nights.M17-E19.
King's quarantain [French quarantaine du roi] a compulsory forty days' truce between quarrelling parties in France, in force esp. during the reign of Louis IX in the 13th cent.
= QUARANTINE noun 2. M17-M18.

positively (oh)



used to emphasize that something is true, especially when this seems surprising
::Some holiday destinations are positively dangerous .
in a way that shows you agree with something or want it to succeed
-opposite negatively negatively
::It is hoped that the industry will respond positively to this new initiative.
in a way that shows you are thinking about what is good in a situation rather than what is bad
::They're encouraged to think positively about themselves and their future.
::Change should be accepted and be viewed positively.
in a way that leaves no doubt
::'You certainly won't!' Katherine said positively.
::The blood was never positively identified as the victim's.
spoken used to emphasize that you really mean what you are saying
-synonym definitely definitely
::This is positively the last time you'll hear me say this.
positively charged
technical having the type of electrical charge that is carried by protons