unpositive

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adjective

Not positive; negative.

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Meanings

adjectiveunpositive (comparative more unpositive, superlative most unpositive)

comparative more unpositive · superlative most unpositive

  1. Not positive; negative.

    […] no nation is going to dare provoke an atomic war with us unless it is convinced that the first shock will do away with our power, to use a rather unpositive word, to retaliate.

    1956, United States. Congress. House, Hearings, volume 6, page 2702
  2. Not positive; unsure.

    The following three statements will provide an elementary example of what is meant by range: He's 24 years old (positive). He may be about 24 years old (tentative). I'm not sure how old he is (unpositive/uncertain) […]

    1977, Jan Ate van Ek, L. G. Alexander, The Threshold Level for Modern Language Learning in Schools (page 159)

Origin

From un- + positive.

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APA

unpositive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpositive

MLA

“unpositive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpositive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpositive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpositive.

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