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emphatic. Fewer examples. Our fears were emphatically confirmed. They have both spoken emphatically about this issue. I think that point was made very emphatically. I disagree very emphatically with that statement. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
uttered with or marked by emphasis; tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action; attracting special attention… See the full definition
When you say or do something emphatically, you really mean it. For example, if you emphatically say "no" when someone asks you on a date, that person isn't likely to ask you — or even look in your direction — again.
Emphatically definition: with emphasis or force. See examples of EMPHATICALLY used in a sentence.
If you say something emphatically, you say it in a forceful way which shows that you feel very strongly about what you are saying. 'No fast food,' she said emphatically. Mr Davies has emphatically denied the charges.
strong and determined in speech or action, so that what is said or done gets attention: Godard is emphatic about his preference. emphatically. adverb us / emˈfæt̬·ɪk·li / He emphatically denied the rumors. (Definition of emphatic from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of emphatic.
adverb. /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. Definitions on the go.
adj. 1. Expressed or performed with emphasis: responded with an emphatic "no." 2. Forceful and definite in expression or action. 3. Standing out in a striking and clearly defined way. 4. Linguistics Pharyngealized, velarized, or ejective. Used of consonants in Semitic languages.
If you say something emphatically, you say it in a forceful way which shows that you feel very strongly about what you are saying. 2. You use emphatically to emphasize the statement you are making.
Emphatic means forceful and clear. Nicole's mother was emphatic when she told her not to come home late again. When something is emphatic, it imparts emphasis. A sentence is made emphatic by adding an exclamation point, and the word carries with it the important and urgent feeling of that punctuation mark.
