2013年7月16日 · Usage of positive and negative for good and bad respectively is widespread but pretentious. This goes beyond the commonplace and perverse preference for the trisyllable over the monosyllable, as utilize for use: those who use positive and negative in this way are pretending to be scientifically objective or otherwise "non-judgmental" while in fact expressing …

2016年2月24日 · I was surprised to find a neutral/positive definition which, as the word history shows below, was the original connotation of the term. Word History: Computer programmers started using the word hacker in the 1960s as a positive term for a person of skillful programming ability. The usage probably derives from hack meaning "to chop," or from ...

2012年3月16日 · Most online dictionaries I consulted showed two definitions - one positive, and one negative. Moreover, the positive sense of the word was usually listed first. From Merriam-Webster's: exploit (trans. verb) 1 : to make productive use of; to utilize 2 : to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage

Traditionally its positive uses are to designate objects "of an unusual shape or proportion; of abnormal shape" (W2) such as a bastard musket, or the viola bastarda. Also plants that might be called psuedo-, such pseudo-daphne for oleander in Greek, are called bastards, a bastard fig being “one of several juicy fruits of the genus Opuntia.”

I’ve seen the word overwhelming being used to describe positive or negative situations, but it seems pretty confusing because I’m not sure about the real meaning or usage of the word, as I’m not a ...

2013年2月4日 · The OED’s first definition is ‘causing or fit to cause terror; inspiring great fear or dread. Also: awe-inspiring, awesome’, but the only citation that might be thought to use ‘terrible’ in a positive sense is this from Swinburne ‘Superb instances of …

2017年3月17日 · The relevant ODO definition of repercussion [n] is: 1 (usually repercussions): An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one. The caveat means that a negative denotation is often intended / inferred, and surely that there is at least a negative connotation. Is there a word with the meaning 'positive consequences'?

'Poignant' is the often painful counterpart of the often pleasurable 'piquant'. 'Connotation' is misused in the question, but the particular misuse is common; the question is also overstating the case with respect to senses of 'poignant', but the same would hold true of a reversal with reference to piquant: "Piguant denotes touching and significant, but is often used to refer to …

2015年3月29日 · Looking for a word with a more positive connotation than “infectious” Their smile was, irresistible adjective: too attractive and tempting to be resisted. "he found the delicious-looking cakes irresistible" synonyms: enticing, tempting, alluring, inviting, seductive; Google irresistible. it was,

Precocious, per its definition, describes a child in a positive light. But in practice, many tend to use it in a negative way, and I feel the negative connotation outweighs the positive. So even when you say 'precocious talent', it sounds like you're saying it out of spite. Here are some opinions online that echoes what I am saying: Wiktionary Talk