emphatic

adjective

em·phat·ic im-ˈfa-tik How to pronounce emphatic (audio)

em-

: uttered with or marked by emphasis

an emphatic refusal

: tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action

: attracting special attention

: constituting or belonging to a set of tense forms in English consisting of the auxiliary do followed by an infinitive without to that are used to facilitate rhetorical inversion or to emphasize something

emphatically

im-ˈfa-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce emphatic (audio)

em-

adverb

Example Sentences

They were emphatic about their political differences. the governor issued an emphatic denial of all charges

Recent Examples on the Web Secretly, Nick arranged a romantic beachside proposal which resulted in happy tears and an emphatic 'Yes!'.

Matt Preis, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 Friedman was emphatic: Companies that went down this road were not just well-meaning and misguided.

Marc Sidwell, National Review, 13 Sep. 2022 Investing in relationships also has to be a critical leadership priority—the CDOs in the roundtable were emphatic on this point.

Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Rather, their intervention is at its most emphatic, and most conspicuous, in the editing of the large body of interview footage (between fifty and sixty hours’ worth, according to Ophuls) into a taut, coherent narrative.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022 Yet there was ample support for Biden's emphatic embrace of the voting rights cause.

Richard Galant, CNN, 16 Jan. 2022 And scientists as well as government officials are generally emphatic that schools remain open for in-person learning.

Joel Achenbach And Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2022 When Kunce speaks, his arm gestures are coiled, taut, emphatic.

Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 The second week in a row, and even more emphatic than the first.

Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 2 May 2022 See More

单词	emphatically
释义	emphatic adjective em·phat·ic im-ˈfa-tik em- 1 : uttered with or marked by emphasis an emphatic refusal 2 : tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action 3 : attracting special attention 4 : constituting or belonging to a set of tense forms in English consisting of the auxiliary do followed by an infinitive without to that are used to facilitate rhetorical inversion or to emphasize something emphatically im-ˈfa-ti-k(ə-)lē em- adverb Synonyms aggressive assertive dynamic energetic forceful full-blooded muscular resounding strenuous vehement vigorous violent See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They were emphatic about their political differences. the governor issued an emphatic denial of all charges Recent Examples on the Web Secretly, Nick arranged a romantic beachside proposal which resulted in happy tears and an emphatic 'Yes!'. Matt Preis, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 Friedman was emphatic: Companies that went down this road were not just well-meaning and misguided. Marc Sidwell, National Review, 13 Sep. 2022 Investing in relationships also has to be a critical leadership priority—the CDOs in the roundtable were emphatic on this point. Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Rather, their intervention is at its most emphatic, and most conspicuous, in the editing of the large body of interview footage (between fifty and sixty hours’ worth, according to Ophuls) into a taut, coherent narrative. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022 Yet there was ample support for Biden's emphatic embrace of the voting rights cause. Richard Galant, CNN, 16 Jan. 2022 And scientists as well as government officials are generally emphatic that schools remain open for in-person learning. Joel Achenbach And Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2022 When Kunce speaks, his arm gestures are coiled, taut, emphatic. Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 The second week in a row, and even more emphatic than the first. Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 2 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from French & Late Latin; French emphatique "forcefully expressive," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin emphaticus, borrowed from Greek emphatikós "expressive, indicative," from empha-, stem in noun derivation of emphaínein "to exhibit, display, indicate" + -t-, verbal adjective formative + -ikos -ic entry 1 — more at emphasis First Known Use 1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition emphatic adjective em·phat·ic im-ˈfa-tik : spoken or done forcefully She shook her head in emphatic refusal. emphatically adverb as in resolutely Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance resolutely surely determinedly steadfastly solidly smartly decidedly soundly rigidly intensively crisply briskly vivaciously spiritedly heartily squarely actively purposefully intently vehemently assertively steadily animatedly fast eagerly fixedly lustily aggressively strongly sharply fiercely firmly gamely potently forcefully robustly violently manfully vigorously spunkily powerfully stoutly energetically directly snappily roundly sturdily strenuously forcibly explosively stiffly dynamically muscularly roughshod mightily hammer and tongs hard Antonyms & Near Antonyms weakly feebly softly gently faintly delicately shakily languidly lamely lazily halfheartedly listlessly uncertainly frailly ineffectively ineffectually impotently bloodlessly spinelessly nervelessly spiritlessly See More
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emphatic

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