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Emphatic

Emphatic Meaning & Definition
Emphatic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Emphatic?

[adj] forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
[adj] sudden and strong; "an emphatic no"
[adj] spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Emphatic: assertive | emphasised | emphasized | exclamatory | forceful | stressed

Related Terms | Find terms related to Emphatic: absolute | accented | accentuated | affirmative | affirmatory | aggressive | ardent | assertative | assertional | assertive | burning | categorical | certain | decided | declarative | declaratory | definite | definitive | determined | direct | distinct | dogged | dogmatic | earnest | emphasized | energetic | enthusiastic | exciting | explicit | express | fervent | fiery | firm | forceful | forcible | glowing | impassioned | in red letters | incisive | insistent | intense | italicized | marked | passionate | peremptory | pointed | positive | predicational | predicative | pronounced | provoking | punctuated | resolute | resounding | specific | starred | stimulating | stirring | stressed | strong | sure | unambiguous | uncompromising | underlined | underscored | unequivocal | unmistakable | urgent | vehement | vigorous | warm

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Emphatic In Webster's Dictionary

\Em*phat"ic\, Emphatical \Em*phat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. 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.

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