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em·phat·ic

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ADJECTIVE:

Expressed or performed with emphasis: responded with an emphatic "no."
Forceful and definite in expression or action.
Standing out in a striking and clearly defined way.

ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin emphaticus, from Greek emphatikos, from emphainein, to exhibit, display ; see emphasis

OTHER FORMS:
em·phati·cal·ly(Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for emphatic

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