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EMPHATIC
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
Etymology
Adjective
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
Noun
emphatic (plural emphatics)
(phonology) An emphatic consonant.
(linguistics) A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
Anagrams
• 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
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