EMPHATIC


Meaning of EMPHATIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmfætɪk ]

1.

An emphatic 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 emphatic...

I answered both questions with an emphatic ‘Yes’.

ADJ

2.

If you are emphatic about something, you use forceful language which shows that you feel very strongly about what you are saying.

The rebels are emphatic that this is not a surrender...

He is especially emphatic about the value of a precise routine.

ADJ : v-link ADJ , oft ADJ that , ADJ about n

3.

An emphatic win or victory is one in which the winner has won by a large amount or distance.

Yesterday’s emphatic victory was their fifth in succession.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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