positively

/ˈpä-zə-tiv/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin positivus, from positus, past participle of ponere

adjective

  1. formally laid down or imposed : prescribed

  2. expressed clearly or peremptorily

  3. fully assured : confident

positive laws

her answer was a positive no

sure certain positive cocksure mean having no doubt or uncertainty. sure usually stresses the subjective or intuitive feeling of assurance. certain may apply to a basing of a conclusion or conviction on definite grounds or indubitable evidence.