emphatically
adverb/ɪmˈfætɪkli/
/ɪmˈfætɪkli/
- in a very clear way that involves speaking with force
- ‘Certainly not,’ he replied emphatically.
- She is emphatically opposed to the proposals.
- He has always emphatically denied the allegations.
- She was emphatically not sorry for anything she’d done.
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- definitely and by a large amount
- The proposal was emphatically defeated.
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