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em·phat·ic
(ĕm-făt′ĭk)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.
[Medieval Latin emphaticus, from Greek emphatikos, from emphainein, to exhibit, display; see emphasis.]
em·phat′i·cal·ly adv.
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emphatically
(ɪmˈfætɪkəlɪ; -klɪ)adv
1. with emphasis or force
2. definitely or unquestionably
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Adv. | 1. | emphatically - without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" |
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emphatically
adverb
1. forcefully, vigorously, vehemently, earnestly, energetically, insistently Mr Davies has emphatically denied the charges.
2. definitely, certainly, absolutely, positively, categorically Hurting her feelings was emphatically not my intention.
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emphatically
adverbIn a direct, positive manner:
Informal: flat out.
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Translations
بِتَوكيد، مُشَدِّدا
bestemteftertrykkeligt
meî áherslu, eindregiî
dôrazne
üstüne basa basa
emphatically
[ɪmˈfætɪkəlɪ] ADV1. (= forcefully) [say, reply, reject] → categóricamente, enérgicamente; [deny, refuse] → rotundamente, categóricamente
he shook his head emphatically → dijo que no con la cabeza de manera rotunda
most emphatically [say, reply] → de la forma más contundente; [deny, refuse] → de la forma más rotunda
he shook his head emphatically → dijo que no con la cabeza de manera rotunda
most emphatically [say, reply] → de la forma más contundente; [deny, refuse] → de la forma más rotunda
2. (= definitely) → decididamente, sin lugar a dudas
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[ɪmˈfætɪkəli] adv [deny, reject, endorse] → catégoriquement; [say, reply, declare] → énergiquementCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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adv
(= forcefully) say → nachdrücklich, mit Nachdruck; nod → nachdrücklich, entschieden; reply, reject → entschieden; deny → energisch, entschieden; most emphatically → mit allem Nachdruck
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emphasis
(ˈemfəsis) noun – plural ˈemphases (-siːz) –1. stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable. In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.
2. force; firmness. `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.
3. importance given to something. He placed great emphasis on this point.
ˈemphasize, ˈemphasise verb to lay or put emphasis on. You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.
emˈphatic (-ˈfӕ-) adjective (negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite. an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.
emˈphatically adverb to emphasize (not emphasize on) a point.
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