emphatic
adjective
em·phat·ic
im-ˈfa-tik 
em-
1
: uttered with or marked by emphasis
an emphatic refusal
2
: tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action
3
: attracting special attention
4
: constituting or belonging to a set of tense forms in English consisting of the auxiliary do followed by an infinitive without to that are used to facilitate rhetorical inversion or to emphasize something
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Examples of emphatic in a Sentence
They were emphatic about their political differences.
the governor issued an emphatic denial of all charges
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
Rohl was even more emphatic about what doomed his team.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
At the time, Taylor was emphatic that the pair were not divorcing.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
There is an emphatic truthfulness to the story and the performances that anchor it, which is both refreshing and innovative.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for emphatic
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“Emphatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emphatic. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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emphatic
adjective
em·phat·ic
im-ˈfat-ik
em-
1
: uttered with or marked by emphasis
2
: tending to express oneself in forceful speech or action
3
: attracting special attention
an emphatic design
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