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emphatic definition

em·phatic (em fat′ik, im-)

adjective

  1. expressed, felt, or done with emphasis
  2. using emphasis in speaking, expressing, etc.
  3. very striking; forcible; definite an emphatic defeat
  4. Gram. designating or of a present tense or past tense in which a form of do is used as an auxiliary for emphasis (Ex.: I do care, we did go)

Etymology: Gr emphatikos

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