1.
An ~ response or statement is one made in a forceful way, because the speaker feels very strongly about what they are saying.
His response was immediate and ~...
I answered both questions with an ~ ‘Yes’.
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2.
If you are ~ about something, you use forceful language which shows that you feel very strongly about what you are saying.
The rebels are ~ that this is not a surrender...
He is especially ~ about the value of a precise routine.
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3.
An ~ win or victory is one in which the winner has won by a large amount or distance.
Yesterday’s ~ victory was their fifth in succession.
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