emphatically
Britishadverb
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with emphasis or force
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definitely or unquestionably
Example Sentences
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“Well, here’s what we need to do,” Katherine said, tossing her head emphatically, her ponytail whipping out behind her.
From Literature
She made that point emphatically last month in a game against Minnesota State.
If the whole thing about Scotland raising their game just for England is overblown, that's emphatically not the case when it comes to the big wing.
From BBC
How did a recherché, quasi-French dish leave the skillful hands of Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved cooks and wind up being popular grub for millions of today’s cooks and consumers, white and—emphatically—black?
“Boss Lincoln” is emphatically not a political-science tract; Mr. Pinsker makes his points within a gripping chronological narrative that consistently animates Lincoln’s inexhaustible quest.
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