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Obviously vs Emphatically - What's the difference?

obviously | emphatically |

As adverbs the difference between obviously and emphatically

is that obviously is in a obvious manner; clearly apparent while emphatically is in an emphatic manner; with emphasis.

obviously

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a obvious manner; clearly apparent.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}

    Synonyms

    * (in an obvious manner) apparently, clearly, evidently, manifestly

    emphatically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an emphatic manner; with emphasis.
  • * Macaulay
    • He was indeed emphatically a popular writer.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Dos Santos, who has often been on the fringes at Spurs since moving from Barcelona, whipped in a fantastic cross that Pavlyuchenko emphatically headed home for his first goal of the season.}}
  • (obsolete) Not really, but apparently.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)

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