About The Word Emphatic
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Emphatic
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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 See Also | 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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