emphatic

adjective

em·phat·ic | \ im-ˈfa-tik,

em-\

Definition of emphatic

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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So if the question is, did a set of underlying circumstances and attitudes allow Nassar to prosper in this particular place, the answer would appear to be an emphatic yes. — Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, "Michigan State's problems start much higher than Larry Nassar and sports coaches," 2 Mar. 2018 In late November, The Washington Post came out with an emphatic anti-Furby broadside: What is a Furby? — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Furby hell: this week in tech, 20 years ago," 24 Nov. 2018 Because for three straight postseasons the answer has been an emphatic no, which probably provides a level of comfort around town. — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Cavaliers still deserve benefit of the doubt, but look more vulnerable than past seasons," 12 Jan. 2018 Suddenly, with the match seemingly drifting away from them, Brazil were back in the game, as a wonderful through ball from Coutinho was headed home in emphatic fashion by substitute Augusto in the 76th minute. — SI.com, "Brazil 1-2 Belgium: Red Devils Shatter Brazil's Dreams With Clinical Display to Set Up France Clash," 6 July 2018 If Trump is the last gasp of the baby boomers, then Ocasio-Cortez is the first emphatic cry of the millennials. — Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, "How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Other Progressives are Defining the Midterms," 15 Oct. 2018 Amazon's response has been equally emphatic and detailed. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Bloomberg stands by Chinese chip story as Apple, Amazon ratchet up denials," 5 Oct. 2018 Providence took the next point and wouldn't look back, thanks in large part to Pikhart and emphatic kills from Michael Zwart, who finished with seven for the match. — Emin Avakian, latimes.com, "Providence volleyball sweeps into CIF quarterfinals," 11 May 2018 Glover said renaming Kansas City International Airport for King would make an emphatic statement. — Max Londberg, kansascity, "MLK International Airport? District? Street? Kansas Citians share ideas to honor King | The Kansas City Star," 24 Apr. 2018

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