# negatively

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #11,429

## Definitions
1. In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive.
2. In the negative; with the answer “no.”

## Etymology
From negative + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **negativity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/negatively-vs-negativity)
- **negative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/negative-vs-negatively)
- **natively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natively-vs-negatively)

## Common misspellings (15)
`engatively`, `neagtively`, `negaitvely`, `negatievly`, `negativelly`, `negativelyy`, `negativeyl`, `negativley`, `negativvely`, `negattively`, `negatviely`, `neggatively`, `negtaively`, `ngeatively`, `nnegatively`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/negatively