What is "emphatic" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does emphatic mean in English? Meaning of emphatic definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "emphatic" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "emphatic": spoken with emphasis

Adjective

  • Meaning: spoken with emphasis
  • Example: an emphatic word
  • Synonyms: emphasised emphasized emphatic
  • Similar: accented stressed
  • Meaning of "emphatic": sudden and strong

    Adjective

  • Meaning: sudden and strong
  • Example: an emphatic no
  • Synonyms: emphatic exclamatory
  • Similar: forceful
  • Meaning of "emphatic": forceful and definite in expression or action

    Adjective

  • Meaning: forceful and definite in expression or action
  • Example: the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty
  • Synonyms: emphatic forceful
  • Similar: assertive self-asserting self-assertive
  • Adjective: Characterized by emphasis; forceful. 2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, the Guardian: Yet when play restarted the Czech was a train that kept on running over Nadal. After breaking Nadal in the opening game of the final set, he went 2-0 up and later took the count to 4-2 with yet another emphatic ace – one of his 22 throughout.2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, the Guardian: Yet when play restarted the Czech was a train that kept on running over Nadal. After breaking Nadal in the opening game of the final set, he went 2-0 up and later took the count to 4-2 with yet another emphatic ace – one of his 22 throughout.Stated with conviction. He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.belonging to set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to(phonology) of obstruent consonants in Semitic languages.
  • Synonyms:

    pronounced, resounding, sure, vigorous, definitive, categorical, definite, forceful, explicit, unmistakable, confident, assertive, telling, energetic, sober, impressive, absolute, assured, certain, cogent, decided, determined, direct, distinct, dogmatic, dynamic, earnest, express, flat, forcible, important, marked, momentous, pointed, positive, potent, powerful, significant, solemn, striking, strong, trenchant, accented, for a face, no mistake, stressed,

    Antonyms:

    indistinct, vague, indefinite, uncertain, unsure, idle, impotent, inactive, lethargic, inexact, ambiguous, equivocal, ineffective, insignificant, unimportant, obscure, unconfident, weak, reserved, understated, unpronounced,

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    emphatic in English: emphatic
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