positivamente

positively

adverb poh-see-tee-bah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Positivamente means 'in a positive manner' and is formed regularly from the adjective positivo plus the suffix -mente. A common everyday alternative is de manera positiva.

Examples

"El cambio nos afectó positivamente."

Natural Translation

The change affected us positively.

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