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 emphatic emphatic /ɛmˈfætɪk/

adjective

  1. () Spoken with emphasis  ( emphasised [British] , emphasized , emphatic )
    spoken with emphasis
     An emphatic word
    an emphatic word
  2. Forceful and definite in expression or action  ( emphatic , forceful )
    forceful and definite in expression or action
     The document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty
    the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty
  3. Sudden and strong  ( emphatic , exclamatory )
    sudden and strong
     An emphatic no
    an emphatic no