Emphatically
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈfætɪkli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Emphatically is an adverb meaning In an emphatic manner; with emphasis.
Meaning
In an emphatic manner; with emphasis.
More Meanings
- (modal) Most definitely; truly.
- (obsolete) Not really, but apparently.
Example Sentences
He was indeed emphatically a popular writer.
The leaders feel emphatically that each side must prove good faith before they'll will resume their talks.
Dos Santos, who has often been on the fringes at Spurs since moving from Barcelona, whipped in a fantastic cross that Pavlyuchenko emphatically headed home for his first goal of the season.
I must be taken neither really nor emphatically , but only emblematically: for being the Hierogliphick of celerity, and swifter than other animals, men best expreſſed their velocity by incurvity
Synonyms for emphatically
Depending on context, synonyms include unquestionably, decidedly, definitely.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include definitely, decidedly, unquestionably, powerfully, strongly, greatly.
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