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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
emphatically \em*phat"ic*al*ly\, adverb
1. With emphasis; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree; pre["e]minently; as, he emphatically denied the allegations.
He was indeed emphatically a popular writer. --Macaulay.
2. Not really, but apparently. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
emphatically
adverb: 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}, {definitely}, {in spades}, {by all odds}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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