emphatically
Britishadverb
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with emphasis or force
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definitely or unquestionably
Example Sentences
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Bhaduri was picky and proud but emphatically said, "I refuse to apologise for love."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
He emphatically denied the accusations at the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
“I’ve been making that case for a long time,” Thune told reporters Wednesday, “and we’ll make it again, and today, I think, even more emphatically given the outcome last night.”
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
This is emphatically consistent with the results in other elections in the last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
“That,” Colin said emphatically, “is a sentence that has only ever been spoken by popular people.”
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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