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emphatic
[em-fat-ik]
adjective
uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
using emphasis in speech or action.
forceful; insistent.
a big, emphatic man; I must be emphatic about this particular.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,Antonyms:very impressive or significant; strongly marked; striking.
the emphatic beauty of sunset.
clearly or boldly outlined.
It stands, like a great, stone dagger, emphatic against the sky.
Grammar.Ìýof or relating to a form used to add emphasis, especially, in English, stressed auxiliary do in affirmative statements, as in He did call you or I do like it.
Phonetics.Ìýhaving a secondary velar articulation, as certain dental consonants in Arabic.
noun
an emphatic consonant.
emphatic
/ ɪ³¾Ëˆ´Úæ³Ùɪ°ì /
adjective
expressed, spoken, or done with emphasis
forceful and positive; definite; direct
an emphatic personality
sharp or clear in form, contour, or outline
important or significant; stressed
the emphatic points in an argument
phonetics denoting certain dental consonants of Arabic that are pronounced with accompanying pharyngeal constriction
noun
phonetics an emphatic consonant, as used in Arabic
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- emphatically adverb
- emphaticalness noun
- unemphatic adjective
- unemphatically adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of emphatic1
Example Sentences
It's early days, but the answer on both counts must be an emphatic "no".
Michael Yezerski’s winkingly emphatic score juices every scare as the gore keeps ratcheting up — particularly during a moment when Zephyr finds an unexpected way to break out of handcuffs.
Watch as an emphatic England seal a 3-0 series win against West Indies in a rain-interrupted third One Day International at The Oval.
The response was emphatic and admirable as they produced an immense display, thrashing Portugal in front of an entertained crowd at Wembley.
That was the point at which Paolini upped the ante as she closed out the set in emphatic fashion.
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