1
[ adjective ] spoken with emphasis

Examples

"an emphatic word"

Related terms

stressed

2
[ adjective ] spoken with emphasis

Synonyms

emphasized

Examples

"an emphatic word"

Used in print

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

In 1920 , the Lambeth_Conference repeated its 1908 condemnation of contraception and issued `` an emphatic warning against the use of unnatural means for the avoidance of conception , together_with the grave dangers - physical , moral , and religious - thereby incurred , and against the evils which the extension of such use threaten the race '' .

Related terms

stressed

3
[ adjective ] sudden and strong

Synonyms

exclamatory

Examples

"an emphatic no"

Related terms

forceful

4
[ adjective ] forceful and definite in expression or action

Synonyms

forceful

Examples

"the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

Related terms

assertive

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