emphatic, forceful
(adjective) forceful and definite in expression or action; “the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty”
emphatic, exclamatory
(adjective) sudden and strong; “an emphatic no”
emphatic, emphasized, emphasised
(adjective) spoken with emphasis; “an emphatic word”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
emphatic (comparative more emphatic, superlative most emphatic)
Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
Stated with conviction.
(grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
(phonology) Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Semitic languages that are distinguished from both voiced and voiceless consonants by a certain phonetic feature or features.
pharyngealized consonants in Arabic, Hebrew, and other Northwest Semitic languages
ejectives in Ge'ez, Amharic, and other Ethiopic Semitic languages
emphatic (plural emphatics)
(phonology) An emphatic consonant.
(linguistics) A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
• empathic
Source: Wiktionary
Em*phat"ic, Em*phat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. emphatique. See Emphasis.]
1. Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to remonstrate in am emphatic manner; an emphatic word; an emphatic tone; emphatic reasoning.
2. Striking the sense; attracting special attention; impressive; forcible. "Emphatical colors." Boyle. "Emphatical evils." Bp. Reynolds.
Syn.
– Forcible; earnest; impressive; energetic; striking; positive; important; special; significant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
