emphasis You use positively to emphasize that you really mean what you are saying. This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine = absolutely
so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively
so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"
extremely; "it was positively monumental" so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively
in a positive manner; favorably, beneficially; certainly, surely; explicitly, clearly
In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; opposed to negatively
emphasis You use positively to emphasize that something really is the case, although it may sound surprising or extreme. He's changed since he came back -- he seems positively cheerful see also positive