"negatively" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: en-us-negatively.ogg Forms: more negatively [comparative], most negatively [superlative]
Etymology: From negative + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|negative|-ly|id2=adverbial}} negative + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} negatively (comparative more negatively, superlative most negatively)
  1. In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive. Translations (in a negative manner): negativament (Catalan), záporně (Czech), negatiivselt (Estonian), neiliga (Faroese), kielteisesti (Finnish), negatiivisesti (Finnish), negativamente (Galician), negativ (German), negativamente (Italian), aliter (Latin), negatywnie (Polish), negativamente (Portuguese), negativamente (Spanish), негати́вно (nehatývno) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-negatively-en-adv-0v4qjT00 Disambiguation of 'in a negative manner': 92 8
  2. (responding to a question, proposal, vote, etc.) In the negative; with the answer “no.” Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-negatively-en-adv-mZ-LXPsg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: negatively privileged Related terms: negative
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