emphatically

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emphatically - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  emphatically \em*phat"ic*al*ly\, adv.
     1. With emphasis; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree;
        pre["e]minently; as, he emphatically denied the
        allegations.
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              He was indeed emphatically a popular writer.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     2. Not really, but apparently. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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emphatically - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  emphatically
      adv 1: without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too
             expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds
             they should win" [syn: decidedly, unquestionably,
             emphatically, definitely, in spades, by all odds]

emphatically - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "emphatically":
     absolutely, abundantly, acutely, affirmatively, amazingly, amply,
     assertively, astonishingly, awesomely, conspicuously, copiously,
     decidedly, declaratively, eminently, exceptionally, exquisitely,
     extraordinarily, exuberantly, famously, generously, glaringly,
     impressively, incredibly, intensely, magically, magnanimously,
     magnificently, markedly, marvelously, nobly, notably, particularly,
     peculiarly, pointedly, positively, predicatively, preeminently,
     profusely, prominently, pronouncedly, remarkably, richly, signally,
     singularly, splendidly, strikingly, superlatively, surpassingly,
     surprisingly, uncommonly, under oath, unusually, with emphasis,
     wonderfully, wondrous, worthily