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Meanings of emphatically in English

Portuguese
impreterivelmente

Without question and beyond doubt.

        impreterivelmente
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        Examples for "definitely"
        Examples for "definitely"
        1
        You can imagine the number of cases will definitely increase, Bajwa said.
        Reuters
        2
        He said: Coming to London Irish is definitely the change I needed.
        The Irish Times
        3
        However by mid-November trade was definitely up in line with last year.
        The Irish Times
        4
        In terms of banks, the sector definitely needs more local currency lending.
        The Guardian
        5
        We'll definitely continue to work together again in the future, she explained.
        The South African
        1
        The answer from my point of view is decidedly and resoundingly no.
        The Guardian
        2
        His staccato, opening words were decidedly downbeat - Hip operation went wrong.
        Independent.ie
        3
        Some of this is due undoubtedly to decidedly moderate form this year.
        The Irish Times
        4
        The idea of death is decidedly the most important of all ideas.
        The Inferno
        5
        Even after all these years, the Stranglers remain a decidedly guilty pleasure.
        The Guardian
        1
        But let me say this: Eugene O'Neill is unquestionably a great playwright.
        The Michael Chekhov Handbook
        2
        The woman had unquestionably precipitated the crisis he had hoped to avoid.
        Sleeping Fires: a Novel
        3
        The Labour Party will unquestionably play the foreign-affairs issue hot & strong.
        The new yorker
        4
        With a qualification it is unquestionably true; not in all its latitude.
        Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
        5
        Which is undeserved, as the Compass is unquestionably Jeep's best current product.
        The Irish Times
        1
        Helena had achieved these things in spades, yet she seemed constantly upset.
        Book One: Apotheosis
        2
        This you have in spades and it comes through in your presentation.
        The Power of Giving
        3
        Judging by this tolerant and insightful debut, Norris has it in spades.
        The Guardian
        4
        Haddish has credibility, ease, screwball physicality and sheer star wattage in spades.
        The Guardian
        5
        This memoir, written by Jonathan Miller's son William, provides this in spades.
        The Guardian
        1
        No, the well-yarded hen has by all odds the best of it.
        The Fat of the Land: The Story of an American Farm
        2
        The analysis was the most difficult of the three by all odds.
        Foundation
        3
        This was by all odds the strangest beast he had ever seen.
        Nomads of the North: A Story of Romance and Adventure under the ...
        4
        This latter method is the easiest, and, by all odds, the safest.
        Etiquette
        5
        He is, by all odds, the coolest player that I ever watched.
        The Enormous Room
        Usage of emphatically in English
        1
        At that point, Castro should have said no, and said it emphatically.
        The Irish Times
        2
        TV Review: 'We are trying to make good television, said Mags emphatically.
        The Irish Times
        3
        According to a US researcher and author the answer is emphatically yes.
        Radio NZ
        4
        And the answer is emphatically, yes, in people who were already violent.
        Wired
        5
        Hou, I have to ask you for a favor, Chen said emphatically.
        Enigma of China
        6
        That's a lot to handle all in one week, Trygve said emphatically.
        Accident
        7
        His family emphatically reject claims that he was involved in drug dealing.
        The Irish Times
        8
        It is also emphatically a time to put country before political tribe.
        The Guardian
        9
        The Roman woman emphatically pursued the cult of beauty and personal adornment.
        Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul
        10
        These scholars sought emphatically a reform of the civil service in England.
        Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z
        11
        The only question is how emphatically it's going to sweep the Oscars.
        The Guardian
        12
        His London firm manufactured thousands of such toilets, all emphatically marked crapper's.
        Anonyponymous: the forgotten people behind everyday words
        13
        God's plan for a renewed Earth after the Flood emphatically involved ani­mals.
        Heaven
        14
        Gene Wasson came in and slammed the door emphatically shut after him.
        The Lure of the Dim Trails
        15
        I don't want anything to do with his whelp! said Skylan emphatically.
        Secret of the Dragon
        16
        With a theatrical gesture of his right arm, Terry pointed out emphatically.
        A week in december
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        Emphatically through the time
        Emphatically across language varieties
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        United States of America
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