Emphatic

Adjective

 * 1) Characterized by emphasis.
 * 2) Stated with conviction.
 * He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.
 * 1) belonging to set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to
 * 2)  of obstruent consonants in Semitic languages.

Derived terms

 * emphatically

Related terms

 * emphasis
 * emphasise, emphasize

Noun

 * 1)  an emphatic consonant

Adverbs for Emphatic
stubbornly; terribly; fretfully; joyously; aggressively; boldly; loftily; truculently; extravagantly; impudently; insolently; audaciously; arrogantly; blandly; confidently; sweepingly; dogmatically; astoundingly; autocratically;  despotically; imperiously; monstrously; presumptuously; preposterously; rashly; blatantly; sarcastically.

Thesaurus
absolute, accented, accentuated, affirmative, affirmatory, aggressive, ardent, assertative, assertional, assertive, burning, categorical, certain, decided, declarative, declaratory, definite, definitive, determined, direct, distinct, dogged, dogmatic, earnest, emphasized, energetic, enthusiastic, exciting, explicit, express, fervent, fiery, firm, forceful, forcible, glowing, impassioned, in red letters, incisive, insistent, intense, italicized, marked, passionate, peremptory, pointed, positive, predicational, predicative, pronounced, provoking, punctuated, resolute, resounding, specific, starred, stimulating, stirring, stressed, strong, sure, unambiguous, uncompromising, underlined, underscored, unequivocal, unmistakable, urgent, vehement, vigorous, warm

Etymology
From ἐμφατικός: <  ἔμφασις: (English emphasis:), from ἐμφαίνω: from ἐν: + φαίνω:.

Adjective

 * Czech: důrazný
 * Dutch: nadrukkelijk, emfatisch
 * French:
 * Russian: выразительный, эмфатический


 * Scottish Gaelic: làidir
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: vurgulu


 * Dutch: nadrukkelijk, emfatisch
 * French:
 * Spanish: ,


 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: vurgulu, ,


 * Arabic: مشدد
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 強調, 强调
 * French:


 * German: emphatisch
 * Japanese: 強調
 * Russian: эмфатический
 * Russian: эмфатический

Anagrams

 * empathic