negatively B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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 affirmativelypositively Word family Derived forms hypernegativelynonnegatively Related forms negative Common collocations negatively inclined Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From negative + -ly. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # negatively **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈnɛgətɪvli/ **Frequency rank:** 29219 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is bad or harmful. 2. In a way that focuses on the bad side of things. ## Examples - The bad weather negatively affected the harvest. - She tends to react negatively to any change. ## Antonyms - affirmatively - positively ## Derived Forms - hypernegatively - nonnegatively ## Related Forms - negative ## Etymology From negative + -ly. ## AI Etymology Negatively comes from negative + -ly. Modern senses include in a way that is bad or harmful and in a way that focuses on the bad side of things. The wider word family includes derivatives such as hypernegatively and nonnegatively and related forms such as negative. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown