nachdrücklich

emphatically, forcefully

adverb NAKH-druek-likh Rare

Also means

with emphasis

Usage Note

nachdrücklich describes insistence or warning made with particular force: nachdrücklich warnen, nachdrücklich darauf hinweisen. It is formal and common in official communications and diplomatic language.

Examples

"Wir weisen nachdrücklich darauf hin, dass diese Frist verbindlich ist."

Natural Translation

We emphatically point out that this deadline is binding.

Literal Translation

We point emphatically to-that, that this deadline binding is.

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