Sekirov Dictionary

affirmative

UK /əˈfɜːmətɪv/US /əˈfɝməɾɪv/

adjective 7
noun 3
exclamation 2
forms 3

adjective7

pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
positive
Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
positive; not negative
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
Confirmative; ratifying.
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Dogmatic.
- Lysicles vvas a little disconcerted by the affirmative air of Crito; but after a short pause replied briskly, […] — 1732

noun3

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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.
An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
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(no longer used) 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. — 1646

exclamation2

Yes.
Yes; true; correct.

forms

affirmatives · more affirmative · most affirmative

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