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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Clippers coach Ty Lue was emphatic about what his team needs to do Friday night in Dallas.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The Lady Dragons scored goal after goal against Midland on Friday at Shotwell Stadium, securing an emphatic 9-0 area round victory.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The Lady Dragons scored goal after goal against Midland on Friday at Shotwell Stadium, securing an emphatic 9-0 area round victory.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Emphatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emphatic. Accessed 3 May. 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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