positive
From LSJ
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Peremptory: P. ἰσχυρός. Exact: P. and V. ἀκριβής. Positive proofs: P. ἀναμφισβήτητα τεκμήρια. Obstinate: P. and V. αὐθάδης; see obstinate. Be positive, be confident: P. and V. πεπεῖσθαι (perf. pass. of πείθειν).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pŏsĭtīvē (positivus), au positif : Prisc. Gramm. 17, 61.