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Positive degree   /pˈɑzətɪv dɪgrˈi/   Listen
Positive degree

noun
1.
The primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution.  Synonym: positive.





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... was in the positive degree of hoarseness, puffiness, red-facedness, all-fours, tobacco, dirt, and brandy; the doctor in the comparative—hoarser, puffier, more red-faced, more all-fourey, tobaccoer, dirtier, and brandier. The doctor was ...
— Little Dorrit • Charles Dickens


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