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adjective
1.
uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
2.
using emphasis in speech or action.
3.
forceful; insistent: a big, emphatic man; I must be emphatic about this particular.
4.
very impressive or significant; strongly marked; striking: the emphatic beauty of sunset.
5.
EXPANDclearly or boldly outlined: It stands, like a great, stone dagger, emphatic against the sky.
noun
8.
an emphatic consonant.
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Emphatically
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1700–10; < Greek emphatikós indicative, forceful, equivalent to *emphat(ós) (em- em-2 + phatós, variant of phantós visible, equivalent to phan-, stem of phaínesthai to appear + -tos adj. suffix) + -ikos -ic
1700–10; < Greek emphatikós indicative, forceful, equivalent to *emphat(ós) (em- em-2 + phatós, variant of phantós visible, equivalent to phan-, stem of phaínesthai to appear + -tos adj. suffix) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
em·phat·i·cal·ly, adverb
em·phat·i·cal·ness, noun
un·em·phat·ic, adjective
un·em·phat·i·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
3. positive, energetic, forcible, pronounced, decided, unequivocal, definite.
3. positive, energetic, forcible, pronounced, decided, unequivocal, definite.
Antonyms
3. weak.
3. weak.
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