adj. 25B6; adjective
an emphatic denial : VEHEMENT, firm, wholehearted, forceful, forcible, energetic, vigorous, direct, assertive, insistent; certain, definite, out-and-out, one hundred per cent; decided, determined, categorical, unqualified, unconditional, unequivocal, unambiguous, absolute, explicit, downright, outright, clear.
an emphatic victory : CONCLUSIVE, decisive, decided, unmistakable; resounding, telling; informal thumping, thundering.
hesitant, narrow.