affirmative
1. af.fir.ma.tive \*-'f*r-m*t-iv\ aj 1: asserting a predicate of a subject 2: asserting that the fact is so 3: POSITIVE {~ approach} - af.fir.ma.tive.ly av 2. affirmative n 1: an expression (as the word yes) of affirmation or assent 2: an affirmative proposition 3: the side that upholds the proposition stated in a debate