EMPHATIC


Meaning of EMPHATIC in English

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’.

ADJ

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.

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

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.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .