Negatively

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Negatively \Neg"a*tive*ly\, adv.
     1. In a negative manner; with or by denial. "He answered
        negatively." --Boyle.
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     2. In the form of speech implying the absence of something;


        -- opposed to {positively}.
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              I shall show what this image of God in man is,
              negatively, by showing wherein it does not consist,
              and positively, by showing wherein it does consist.
                                                    --South.
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     {Negatively charged} or {Negatively electrified} (Elec.),
        having a charge of the kind of electricity called
        negative, as does the electron.
        [1913 Webster] Negativeness

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  negatively
       adv 1: in a harmful manner; "he was negatively affected"
       2: in a negative way; "he was negatively inclined"