emphatically
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5.5
- adverb
- /ɪmˈfæktɪkli/
:
enfáticamente
- She demonstrates in everything she does that the answer emphatically is yes.
- state emphatically
- deny emphatically
- declare emphatically
And I said very emphatically, no, no, I'm getting bids.
- And I said very emphatically, no, no, I'm getting bids.
- And you very emphatically say to everyone, you are a morning person.
- She demonstrates in everything she does that the answer emphatically is yes.
- You start very emphatically in the book and the title says you create change.
- So you can say emphatically, empirically, that you are the fastest player currently playing in the NFL.
- I know a lot of religious leaders who people thought or think are above the human and they are emphatically not.
Examples
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So, I can tell you, emphatically, that if we don't clear that obstruction right now, your daughter's gonna die.
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By contrast, a new generation of post-Sputnik textbooks emphatically rejected this traditional pedagogical approach.
Academic text (2012) -
And you very emphatically say to everyone, you are a morning person.
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And if the answer to that is yes, then you can emphatically run toward that relationship.
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At that time, Lincoln responded emphatically: "No! We must wait until every other means has been exhausted."
Academic text (1999) -
I don't know how much more emphatically I can say this.
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I don't know what I am charged with, but I emphatically deny these charges.
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Hanna stated emphatically that she would hate to be favored just because I am a woman.
Academic text (2011) -
Mr. Nixon says emphatically, that the White House is in now way involved in the burglary and bugging of the Democratic headquarters, and he'll have no further comment on that matter.
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The teacher emphatically encouraged students to ask questions during the lecture.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt
∞
1.0
Completely and without any doubt
∞
1.0
To say that something is true without any doubt
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1.0
In a very forceful or certain way
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1.0
In a strong way that shows you will not change your decision
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3.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
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3.7
In a direct and firm way without avoiding the issue
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3.5
In a strong way that uses a lot of power
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4.6
In a firm way that shows no doubt
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4.1
Says or does something in a clear and final way that leaves no doubt
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7.4
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
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6.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
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4.3
Directly and openly, without hiding or delay
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6.5
In a clear, certain way without any doubt
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3.7
In a firm way that ends doubt and settles the matter
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4.4
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
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3.9
In a way that proves something and leaves no doubt
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3.7
Without any doubt
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6.4
In a firm way that shows you refuse to change your mind
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4.7
Without any doubt and with confidence
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4.2
In a very clear, direct way that leaves no doubt
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4.1
In a very clear way that people cannot mistake
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5.6
In a way that is very clear to everyone
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6.2
In a very clear and strong way that people easily notice
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8.6
Clearly and without doubt
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6.8
Clearly true and cannot be denied
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5.1
In a confident, firm way that makes your opinions and needs clear
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9.1
In a way that no one can doubt
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5.8
Clearly and without any doubt
In a complete and direct way, without any doubt
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word emphatically comes from the same idea as emphasis and the Greek root phainein 'to show'. So to say something emphatically is to show your meaning strongly and without doubt.