different between frankly vs positively

English

Etymology

From frank +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?æ?kli/
• Hyphenation: frank?ly

Adverb

frankly (comparative franklier or more frankly, superlative frankliest or most frankly)

1. In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.

   • She was frankly disappointed. For some reason she had thought to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp.

2. (sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth.

   Most of what they said was, frankly, a pack of lies.

Synonyms

• (manner): candidly, forthcomingly, honestly, truthfully; bluntly; see also Thesaurus:honestly
• (sentence adverb): as a matter of fact, truth to tell; see also Thesaurus:actually

Translations

English

Etymology

positive +? -ly

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?z??t?vli, IPA^(key): /?p?z?t?vli/

• enPR: p?z?t?v'li, IPA^(key): /?p?z??t?vli/

Adverb

positively (comparative more positively, superlative most positively)

1. (manner) In a positive manner.

2. (modal) With certainty.

3. (degree) Very.

Synonyms

• (positive manner): confidently
• (with certainty): categorically, decisively, definitely, for certain, unconditionally; see also Thesaurus:certainly
• (very): absolutely, greatly; see also Thesaurus:very

Translations

See also

• absitively posolutely