pawsitive
pawsitive is the alternative form of positive.
Meaning of positive
Adjective
positive (comparative more positive, superlative most positive)
- Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
- Formally laid down.
- In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally; that which is positive, not so.1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Stated definitively and without qualification.
- Positive words, that he would not bear arms against King Edward’s son.1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret...
- Fully assured in opinion.
- I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.
- Greater than zero.
- Antonyms:
- negative, nonpositive
- Greater than or equal to zero.
- Notice that each time the calculator balance becomes positive (zero or greater), the dollar item that forces this balance to become positive is selected for examination. Since each of these dollar items is contained […]1987, Roger H. Hermanson, Robert H. Strawser, Auditing Theory and Practice^(https://books.google.com/books?id=Vh7yAAAAMAAJ&q=%22positive+(zero+or+greater%22&dq=%22positive+(zero+or+greater%22&hl=en&ne...
- Synonyms:
- nonnegative
- Antonyms:
- negative, nonpositive
Forms of pawsitive
| comparative | more pawsitive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pawsitive |
Origin of pawsitive
Blend of paw + positive.
Questions about pawsitive
- What is pawsitive the alternative form of?
- Pawsitive is the alternative form of positive.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pawsitive (page history and authors); positive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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