Vehemently vs Emphatically - What's the difference?
vehemently | emphatically |
In a vehement manner; expressing with a strong or forceful attitude.
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In an emphatic manner; with emphasis.
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(obsolete) Not really, but apparently.
As adverbs the difference between vehemently and emphatically
is that vehemently is in a vehement manner; expressing with a strong or forceful attitude while emphatically is in an emphatic manner; with emphasis.vehemently
English
Adverb
(en adverb)citation, page= , passage=And it was a miserable afternoon for Chelsea and England captain John Terry at the end of a week in which has he faced allegations of racial abuse against QPR's Anton Ferdinand - claims he vehemently denies.}}
emphatically
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- He was indeed emphatically a popular writer.
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.}}
- (Sir Thomas Browne)
