Neg"a*tive*ly, adv.
1.
In a negative manner; with or by denial.
"He answered
negatively."
Boyle.
2.
In the form of speech implying the absence of something; -- opposed to positively.
shal 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.
Negatively charged ∨ electrified Elec., having a charge of the kind of electricity called negative.
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