Emphatically
[ɪm'fætɪklɪ]
Definition
(adv.) With emphasis; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree; preeminently.
(adv.) Not really, but apparently.
Typist: Sol
Examples
- I am more tired of that than of anything else, said Maurice emphatically. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- So very emphatically and unexpectedly, that we were all three discomposed; until Tiffey came in with the bill. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Yes, replied Crispin emphatically. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Sir James ended emphatically, turning aside and crossing his leg. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But Mrs. Shaw said that her only child should marry for love,--and sighed emphatically, as if love had not been her motive for marrying the General. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The history of modern industry is thus seen emphatically to be the history of electricity. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- My De-ar, this is becoming Awful--' her father was emphatically beginning: when she stopped him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When the song was ended, the anchorite emphatically declared it a good one, and well sung. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- No, not all of you,' said the strange man emphatically. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The situation at this period was emphatically a serious one. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He is quite right,' said Mr. Pickwick emphatically. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- With all the incongruities of his character, Raymond was emphatically a man of the world. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I shall drink brandy, added Mr. Vincy, emphatically--as much as to say, this was not an occasion for firing with blank-cartridges. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He looked steadily at Mr. Grummer for a brief space, and then said emphatically, 'This is a private room, Sir. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- To that she emphatically said God forbid! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Andros, said Justinian emphatically, is not a true Greek, but a mongrel from the island of that name, where I found him a shepherd lad. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It is a sort of thing, cried Mrs. Elton emphatically, which _I_ should not have thought myself privileged to inquire into. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Every bit of it, answered the old man emphatically. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Tony again entreats that the subject may be no longer pursued, saying emphatically, William Guppy, drop it! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He answered emphatically but calmly-- A female curate, who is not my wife, would never suit me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Take the bill down,' said Sam emphatically. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Weller surveyed the attorney from head to foot with great admiration, and said emphatically-- 'And what'll you take, sir? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Never was born, reiterated the creature, more emphatically; never had no father nor mother, nor nothin'. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Chemists--I assert it emphatically--might sway, if they pleased, the destinies of humanity. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- If 'twasn't my name's Simple, said the Grandfer emphatically. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He seemed touched, as he replied emphatically-- 'I knows I has. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He answered emphatically, that it had not produced the slightest effect on his mind. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If you'd been born a Squeaker-- He was, if ever a child was, said my sister, most emphatically. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He most certainly will, said Tarzan, emphatically. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- With the cork undrawn,' he added, emphatically, looking at her father. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Sol