emphatically
Britishadverb
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with emphasis or force
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definitely or unquestionably
Example Sentences
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He emphatically denied the accusations at the time.
From Los Angeles Times
“That emphatically does not do what it’s supposed to do, ever. It’s always marching in the opposite direction of the rest of your head.”
From Literature
This is emphatically consistent with the results in other elections in the last year.
The change was emphatically backed by the Rugby Football Union's Council, with 51 votes in favour of switching away from a traditional promotion and relegation mechanism and only four against.
From BBC
The Canberra-based side emphatically crushed the defending champions Canterbury Crusaders 50–24 last week to end a losing streak in the New Zealand city that stretched 12 games.
From Barron's
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