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   emphatic

   /ɪmˈfatɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. expressing something forcibly and clearly: "the children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience" Similar vehementfirmwholeheartedforcefulforcibleenergeticvigorousardentassertiveinsistentcertaindirectdefiniteout-and-outone hundred per centdecideddeterminedearnestcategoricalunqualifiedunconditionalunequivocalunambiguousabsoluteexplicitdownrightoutrightclearOpposite hesitanttentative
   • ▪ (of an action or its result) definite and clear: "an emphatic World Cup win" Similar conclusivedecisivemarkedpronounceddecidedunmistakablepositivedefinitestrongpowerfulstrikingdistinctiveresoundingtellingmomentousinformal:thumpingthunderingOpposite narrow
   • 2. (of a word or syllable) bearing the stress.
   • ▪ (of certain Arabic consonants) pronounced with both dental articulation and constriction of the pharynx.

   noun

   • 1. an emphatic consonant.

   Word Origin early 17th century: via French and late Latin from Greek emphatikos, from emphainein ‘indicate, show’ (see emphasis).

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   What does emphatic mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! EMPHATIC definition: 1. If someone or something that they do or say is emphatic, it is strong and clear, without any…. Learn more.

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   Where did the word emphatic come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word emphatic is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for emphatic is from 1602, in the writing of J. Colville. emphatic is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French emphatique; Latin emphaticus.

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   What does emphatic al mean?

   • She had once been almost as emphatic in expressing herself upon the subject as the corner grocer. The emphatic al places the alchemist as much above the ordinary chemist as the gold which he obtains is superior to other metals. Emphatic definition: uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive..

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     adjective. us / emˈfæt̬·ɪk / Add to word list. strong and...

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     EMPHATIC definicja: 1. If someone or something that they do...

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     EMPHATIC translate: 堅決的，斷然的，有力的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   emphatic. / ɪmˈfætɪk / adjective. expressed, spoken, or done with emphasis. forceful and positive; definite; direct. an emphatic personality. sharp or clear in form, contour, or outline. important or significant; stressed. the emphatic points in an argument.

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   Emphatic means forceful and clear. Nicole's mother was emphatic when she told her not to come home late again. When something is emphatic, it imparts emphasis.

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