Standard Lemma guide

emphatically

adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪmˈfætɪkli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 M F AE1 T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: EH0 M F AE1 T IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an emphatic manner; with emphasis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The leaders feel emphatically that each side must prove good faith before they'll will resume their talks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Most definitely; truly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: modal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Not really, but apparently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

without question and beyond doubt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decidedly, unquestionably, definitely, in spades, by all odds

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English emphatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English emphatically From emphatic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: emfàticament — in an emphatic manner
  • Dutch: nadrukkelijk — in an emphatic manner
  • Esperanto: emfaze — in an emphatic manner
  • Galician: enfaticamente — in an emphatic manner
  • Greek: κατηγορηματικά (katigorimatiká) — in an emphatic manner
  • Greek: εμφατικά (emfatiká) — in an emphatic manner
  • Ido: emfazoze — in an emphatic manner
  • Italian: enfaticamente — in an emphatic manner
  • Italian: con forza — in an emphatic manner
  • Italian: con decisione — in an emphatic manner
  • Portuguese: enfaticamente — in an emphatic manner
  • Spanish: enfáticamente — in an emphatic manner
  • Swedish: eftertryckligt — in an emphatic manner
Real reading context

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