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emphatic

/ɛmˈfætɪk/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about emphatic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Spoken with emphasis.
an emphatic word
Sudden and strong.
an emphatic no
Forceful and definite in expression or action.
the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikós, “emphatic”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “I show, present”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, show”); related to ἔμφασις (émphasis) and English emphasis.

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emphatic

adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about emphatic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Origin

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about emphatic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →