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emphatically

emp·ha·ti·cally

UK/ɪmˈfætɪkli/ US/ɛˈmfætɪkʌli/ uncommon obsolete

adverb

1.

without question and beyond doubt

  • “it was decidedly too expensive”
  • “she told him off in spades”
  • “by all odds they should win”
Synonyms

Origin

From emphatic + -ally.

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