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Infected by the HIV virus
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Not negative or neutral.
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Formally laid down.
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Stated definitively and without qualification.
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Fully assured in opinion.
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I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.
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Of number, greater than zero.
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Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
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Overconfident, dogmatic.
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Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
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Having more protons than electrons.
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(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
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‘Better’ is an irregular comparative of the positive form ‘good’.
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Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.
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The idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes of individuals.
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Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
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The box was not empty – I felt some positive substance within it.
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Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
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The results of our experiment are positive.
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Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
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A positive photograph can be developed from a photographic negative.
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Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
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The first-night reviews were largely positive.
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Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
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Good lord, you've built up a positive arsenal of weaponry here.
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Optimistic.
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He has a positive outlook on life.
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Electropositive
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Basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
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HIV positive.
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(New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought', 'feeling' or 'emotion').