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emphatically Definition


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emphatic
adj
    1. Expressed with or expressing emphasis.
      Thesaurus: insistent, forceful, resounding, strong, decided, pronounced, unequivocal, trenchant, powerful, striking.
    2. Said of a person: speaking firmly and forcefully.
      Thesaurus: insistent, forceful, definite, strong, decided, unequivocal, trenchant, powerful; Antonym: quiet, understated.
Derivative: emphatically
adverb
    Etymology: 18c: from Greek emphatikos.



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