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affirmative
UK /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ US /əˈfɝməɾɪv/
adj 5noun 3intj 2
Definitions
adj
1
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
an affirmative answer
2
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
3
positive
an affirmative vote
4
Confirmative; ratifying.
an act affirmative of common law
5
Dogmatic.
Lyſicles vvas a little diſconcerted by the affirmative air of Crito; but after a ſhort pauſe replied briskly, […]
noun
1
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
That’s an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.
10-4 good buddy. That’s an affirmative—the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway.
2
An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
3
An assertion.
that every hare is both male and female, beside the vulgar opinion, was the affirmative of Archelaus, of Plutarch, Philostratus, and many more.
intj
1
Yes.
2
Yes; true; correct.
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