/ ɪmˈfætɪk; NAmE / adjective
1.
an emphatic statement, answer, etc. is given with force to show that it is important :
an emphatic denial / rejection
2.
( of a person ) making it very clear what you mean by speaking with force :
He was emphatic that he could not work with her.
3.
an emphatic victory, win, or defeat is one in which one team or player wins by a large amount
► em·phat·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb :
'Certainly not,' he replied emphatically.
She is emphatically opposed to the proposals.
He has always emphatically denied the allegations.
The proposal was emphatically defeated.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: via late Latin from Greek emphatikos , from emphasis originally appearance, show , later denoting a figure of speech in which more is implied than is said (the original sense in English), from emphainein exhibit, from em- in, within + phainein to show.