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- Dictionaryemphatically/ɪmˈfatɪkli/
adverb
- 1. in a forceful way: "she closed the door behind her emphatically"
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used to emphasize what you are saying: He most emphatically does not speak for me. I would say very emphatically that I have never uttered one disrespectful word. See. emphatic. Fewer examples. Our fears were emphatically confirmed. They have both spoken emphatically about this issue. I think that point was made very emphatically.
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
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.
When you say something emphatically, you say it with great emphasis and force, like when you emphatically denied that you took the last cookie. Emphatically, pronounced "em-FAT-ick-lee," shares the same origin as emphasize, which means "to stress or put particular importance on something."
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. Take your English to the next level.
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)
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adverb emphatically mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb emphatically, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adverb emphatically?
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.
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. Stressing & emphasizing. accentuate. accentuation. all day long idiom. believe. deadass.
Emphatically definition: with emphasis or force. See examples of EMPHATICALLY used in a sentence.
