negative

negatively | American Dictionary

negatively
adverb
us/ˈneɡ·ə·t̬ɪv·li/

negativelyadverb (IN AN UNHAPPY WAY)

in a way that shows unhappiness or disapproval:
The public reacts negatively when told health benefits may be cut.

negativelyadverb (IN A WAY THAT EXPRESSES NO)

us/ˈneɡ·ə·t̬ɪv·li/
in a way that expresses no or not, or that expresses refusal:
This time, she answered both questions negatively (= by saying "no").

negativelyadverb (ELECTRICITY)

physicsus/ˈneɡ·ə·t̬ɪv·li/
in the same way as an electron is charged :
a negatively charged particle

negatively | Business English

negatively
adverb
uk /ˈneɡətɪvli/us
in a bad or harmful way:
Exports have been negatively affected by the downturn of the economy.
impact negatively on sthExport subsidies impact negatively on domestic production.
in a way that emphasizes the bad possibilities in a situation:
react/respond negatively to sthInvestors reacted negatively to the modest interest rate cut on Tuesday.

Examples of negatively

negatively
The following account, while telling something of their story, looks at how such a private 'language' can impact negatively on second-language acquisition.
Thus, remarriage risk might be negatively correlated with hard times, marked by a rise in grain prices.
This phenomenon occurred only once in our material, and has thus not really affected the results negatively.
As can be seen, age at first contact was negatively and significantly associated with all four components (higher age associated with lower score).
Somewhat surprisingly, experience in agriculture was negatively associated with adopting new agricultural practices (controlling for age).
The current output positively depends on the future expected output, but negatively depends on the real ^ interest-rate, reflecting households' intertemporal decisions.
The discontinuity of policy goals may also mean that policy results that are positively valued in one period may be negatively valued in another.
Presence of an adequate water film is related positively with rainfall and negatively with insolation.
Survival was positively related to leaf number and negatively related to leaf damage.
Theoretically, population growth rate could be positively or negatively related to current population size or also be independent of it.
Exit benefits are negatively related to real estate holdings.
Also, the magnitude of the adjustment coefficient should be negatively related to these measures.
Many factors will influence confidence in one's political attitudes, efficacy and tolerance, both positively and negatively.
Transcription generates positively and negatively supercoiled domains in the template.
In a plasma with negatively charged dust, electrostatic dust cyclotron waves can be driven unstable by ions drifting along the magnetic field.
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