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Definition: AFFIRMATIVELY |
AFFIRMATIVELYAdverb1. In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively. |
Date "AFFIRMATIVELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1632. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Affirmation | Adverb: affirmatively; Adjective: in the affirmative. |
Assent | Affirmatively, in the affirmative. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: AFFIRMATIVELY |
| English words defined with "AFFIRMATIVELY": Enantiosis. (references) |
| Play | Caption |
 | Spoken when you catch someone in the act; a man saying affirmatively, "Ah, ha!". |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "AFFIRMATIVELY" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "AFFIRMATIVELY" is used about 24 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 24 | 71,196 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "AFFIRMATIVELY": ad affirmatively. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "AFFIRMATIVELY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 肯定地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | confirmatif. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | bestätigend (affirmative, confirmatory, corroboratively, countersigning, probating, validating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | confermante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 찬성 으로. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | affirmativelyay afirmativamente. (various references) afirmativ (affirmative, assertive, in the affirmative, positive). (various references) утвердительно (affirmably, assertively). (various references) afirmativamente (positively). (various references) onaylayarak (approvingly, in the affirmative), olumlu olarak (in the affirmative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"AFFIRMATIVELY" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: affirmitively. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "AFFIRMATIVELY" (pronounced ufer"mutivlē) |
| 6 | -u t i v l ē | alternatively, comparatively, competitively, consecutively, conservatively, cooperatively, cumulatively, definitively, figuratively, imaginatively, intuitively, negatively, positively, prohibitively, provocatively, relatively, sensitively, tentatively. |
| 5 | -t i v l ē | accumulatively, actively, administratively, affectively, appreciatively, assertively, attentively, attractively, authoritatively, collectively, constructively, creatively, deceptively, distinctively, effectively, exhaustively, furtively, instinctively, legislatively, objectively, preemptively, productively, prospectively, protectively, qualitatively, respectively, retroactively, retrospectively, seductively, selectively, substantively. |
| 4 | -i v l ē | aggressively, cohesively, comprehensively, compulsively, conclusively, decisively, defensively, derisively, effusively, excessively, exclusively, expensively, explosively, extensively, impassively, impressively, impulsively, inconclusively, inexpensively, intensively, massively, obsessively, offensively, passively, persuasively, progressively, reflexively, successively. |
| 3 | -v l ē | bravely, gravely, lively, lovely, naively, plaintively, quantitatively. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-f-f-i-i-l-m-r-t-v-y" | |
-2 letters: affirmative. | |
-4 letters: affiliate, amatively. | |
-5 letters: familiar, fayalite, filariae, limitary, material, military, taffarel, taffrail, varietal. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 46 46 49 52 4D 41 54 49 56 45 4C 59 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- ..-. ..-. .. .-. -- .- - .. ...- . .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000110 01000110 01001001 01010010 01001101 01000001 01010100 01001001 01010110 01000101 01001100 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A F F I R M A T I V E L Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0046 0046 0049 0052 004D 0041 0054 0049 0056 0045 004C 0059 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35404043524735544356394659 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Sounds 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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