emphatic (adj.)

  1. spoken with emphasis; an emphatic word

    [ Syn: emphasized , emphasised ]

  2. sudden and strong; an emphatic no

    [ Syn: exclamatory ]

  3. forceful and definite in expression or action; the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty

    [ Syn: forceful ]

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