negatively adjective
neg·a·tive
The adjective form of negatively is negative
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- adjective negatively expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question. 1
- adjective negatively refusing consent, as to a proposal: a negative reply to my request. 1
- adjective negatively expressing refusal to do something: He maintained a negative attitude about cooperating. 1
- adjective negatively prohibitory, as a command or order. 1
- adjective negatively characterized by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features; lacking positive attributes (opposed to positive): a dull, lifeless, negative character. 1
- adjective negatively lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativeness, or the like: a man of negative viewpoint. 1
- adjective negatively encouraging or noting an unhealthy or unbalanced outlook toward something, especially toward sex or sexuality (used in combination): The song has a body-negative message. 1
- adjective negatively being without rewards, results, or effectiveness: a search of the premises proved negative. 1
- adjective negatively Mathematics, Physics. involving or noting subtraction; minus. measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to that which is considered as positive. 1
- adjective negatively Photography. noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest. 1
- adjective negatively Electricity. of, relating to, or characterized by negative electricity. indicating a point in a circuit that has a lower potential than that of another point, the current flowing from the point of higher potential to the point of lower potential. 1
- adjective negatively Medicine/Medical. (of blood, affected tissue, etc.) failing to indicate the presence of a specified medical condition or substance. (of a diagnostic test) failing to indicate the presence of the medical condition or substance tested for: Test results for skin cancer were negative. (of a person) not having a specified medical condition, or not having a specified substance in the body (often used in combination): She tested negative for a staph infection. I'm Rh-negative. 1
- adjective negatively Chemistry. (of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged; acid. 1
- adjective negatively Physiology. responding in a direction away from the stimulus. 1
- adjective negatively of, relating to, or noting the south pole of a magnet. 1
- adjective negatively Logic. (of a proposition) denying the truth of the predicate with regard to the subject. 1