em|phat|ic

em|phat|ic
em|phat|ic «ehm FAT ihk», adjective.
1. said or done with force or stress; strongly expressed: »

Her answer was an emphatic “No!”

SYNONYM(S): expressive, positive, energetic.
2. speaking with force or stress; expressing oneself strongly: »

The emphatic speaker often pounded the table and shouted.

SYNONYM(S): expressive, positive, energetic.
3. attracting attention; very noticeable; striking: »

The club made an emphatic success of its party.

4. Grammar. denoting a verbal construction that gives emphasis to the statement of the main verb. Do come and did go are emphatic forms of come and go.
[< Greek emphatikós < emphaínein; see etym. under emphasis (Cf.emphasis)]

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