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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Negatively \Neg"a*tive*ly\, adverb
1. In a negative manner; with or by denial. ''He answered negatively.'' --Boyle.
2. In the form of speech implying the absence of something; -- opposed to {positively}.
I shall show what this image of God in man is, negatively, by showing wherein it does not consist, and positively, by showing wherein it does consist. --South.
{Negatively charged} or {Negatively electrified} (Elec.), having a charge of the kind of electricity called negative, as does the electron.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
negatively
adverb
1: in a harmful manner; "he was negatively affected"
2: in a negative way; "he was negatively inclined"
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