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emphatic Definition

em·phatic (em fat′ik, im-)

adjective

  1. expressed, felt, or done with emphasis
  2. using emphasis in speaking, expressing, etc.
  3. very striking; forcible; definite an emphatic defeat
  4. Gram. designating or of a present tense or past tense in which a form of do is used as an auxiliary for emphasis (Ex.: I do care, we did go)

Etymology: Gr emphatikos

emphatic Related Forms
em·phat′i·cally adverb
emphatic Synonyms

emphatic

modif.

  1. Having force and certainty

    forceful, insistent, assured, strong, determined, decided, decisive, forcible, earnest, positive, energetic, cogent, potent, powerful, dynamic, stressed, resounding, vigorous, vehement, trenchant, pointed, flat, confident, definite, definitive, categorical, unequivocal, pronounced, dogmatic, express, explicit.

    Antonyms unemphatic, hesitant*, vacillating. *

  2. Attracting attention by positive character

    notable, outstanding, spectacular; see important 1.

emphatic Usage Examples

Preposition: about

  • importance: Giljane is emphatic about the importance of this ballet for his company.
  • fact: The foundation is emphatic about the fact that it is not an old-age home.

Preposition: on

  • point: The prosecution at the original trial was emphatic on this point.

Adjective modifier

  • most: Back in daylight once more, several of the more mud plastered members were greeted by a most emphatic ' UGH -- DIRTY!

Converse of object

  • make: Notice that Paul calls it " the truth " - there is a definite article that makes this emphatic.
  • have: He would have nothing grotesque or obscure; he would not even have anything emphatic or even anything mysterious.

Modifying Another Word

  • equally: Aitken was equally emphatic, burying the kick to the keeper's right.
  • quite: Asked for her reasons, she was quite emphatic that she had seen a nun walking amidst the trees near the house.
  • too: The use of materials subtly supports the disposition of the distinctive functions in the building, without the differentiation being too emphatic.
  • so: So emphatic was their victory that none of the team dropped a game.
  • very: The poem is all about being able to say the r consonant in Welsh, which is a very emphatic sound in Welsh.
  • overly: The camera peers up at them through the rippling waves, linking them together in subtle ways, instead of being overly emphatic.

Modifies a noun

  • victory: He memorably scored a hat trick in an emphatic victory over Saracens at the Rec.
  • denial: Policemen under pressure to resolve a horrific crime refused to accept the repeated and emphatic denials of a man who was psychologically vulnerable.
  • rejection: Their traditional allies in Paris are also in favor despite the emphatic rejection of the text in their own country.
  • win: The emphatic win pushed Wolves back into second place in the First Division.
  • fashion: We started the season in emphatic fashion demolishing Marlow with some superb football.
  • manner: He tells her in the most emphatic manner that he has " done with her.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Such limitation becomes soon emphatic in 2D data because of lack of an ability to capture directional singularity.

Preposition: than

  • scoreline: The younger men did not dissapoint, driving Tranmere to a victory that was entirely merited and more emphatic than the scoreline suggests.