emphatically

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 \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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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