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emphatic
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emphatic
(adjective)
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emphatic
/ɪm
ˈ
fætɪk/
adjective
emphatic
/ɪm
ˈ
fætɪk/
adjective
Learner's definition of EMPHATIC
[
more emphatic; most emphatic
]
1
:
said or done in a forceful or definite way
Her answer was an
emphatic
[=
resounding
] “Yes!”
a man with
emphatic
[=
strong
,
definite
] opinions
an
emphatic
victory
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2
:
speaking or acting in a forceful way
They were
emphatic
about their political differences.
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— emphatically
/ɪm
ˈ
fætɪkli/
adverb
He declared
emphatically
[=
forcefully
] that he did not believe them.
This is
emphatically
[=
definitely
] not the right thing to do.
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