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Emphatic

noun
/əmˈfætək/
Word Frequency: 2.0

Definitions

1.nounAn emphatic consonant.
2.nounA word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
3.adjectiveCharacterized by emphasis; forceful.
4.adjectiveStated with conviction.
"He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out."
5.adjective(grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
6.adjectiveBelonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Semitic languages that are distinguished from both voiced and voiceless consonants by a certain phonetic feature or features.

Synonyms

assertiveforcefulstressedexclamatoryemphasizedpowerfulresolutelyexplicitstrongresolutepompousrobust

Rhymes With

enigmaticpragmaticerraticecstaticemblematicaxiomaticstaticmelodramatic
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