01 adv. In a negative manner; with or by denial.
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1.
In a negative manner; with or by denial.
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2.
In the form of speech implying the absence of something; -- opposed to positively.“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.
Phrases & compounds
Negatively charged —
having a charge of the kind of electricity called negative, as does the electron.