negatively

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈnɛgətɪvli/ See IPA manual

Freq #29219

Meanings

1

adv
In a way that is bad or harmful.

The bad weather negatively affected the harvest.
2

adv
In a way that focuses on the bad side of things.

She tends to react negatively to any change.

Thesaurus

Opposites

affirmatively positively

Word family

Derived forms hypernegativelynonnegatively

Related forms negative

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Phrases (1)

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negatively inclined
Disposed to oppose something or view it unfavorably.

Adverb + adjective

Etymology

From negative + -ly.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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