Definitions for emphatic
ɛmˈfæt ɪkem·phat·ic

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1. emphatic, emphasized, emphasisedadjective

   spoken with emphasis

   "an emphatic word"

2. emphatic, exclamatoryadjective

   sudden and strong

   "an emphatic no"

3. emphatic, forcefuladjective

   forceful and definite in expression or action

   "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

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1. emphaticnoun

   an emphatic consonant

2. emphaticadjective

   Characterized by emphasis.

3. emphaticadjective

   Stated with conviction.

   He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.

4. emphaticadjective

   belonging to set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to

5. emphaticadjective

   of obstruent consonants in Semitic languages.

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

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1. Emphaticadjective

   alt. of Emphatical

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1. Emphatic

   Emphatic is an American hard rock band from Omaha, currently signed with Epochal/Capitol Records. Their major label debut record Damage for Atlantic reached No. 9 on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart in 2011. The new album Another Life was released on October 22, 2013. The lead single from the album, "Remember Me", released on August 20, 2013, has reached Top 40 on U.S active rock and mainstream rock charts. Only days prior to its release, the album is streaming in its entirety exclusively at Revolver Magazine website.

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1. emphatic

   Song lyrics by emphatic -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by emphatic on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. empathic

How to pronounce emphatic?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say emphatic in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of emphatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of emphatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of emphatic in a Sentence

1. President Juan Hernandez:

   Clearly, in this kind of work there can always be imperfections and inappropriate methods used, but we have been emphatic that in the struggle against violence we will not tolerate rights violations.

2. The IEA:

   Although we do not formally forecast OPEC oil production, in a scenario whereby Iran adds 600,000 bpd to the market by mid-year and other members maintain current output, global oil supply could exceed demand by 1.5 million bpd in the first half of 2016, while the pace of stock-building eases in the second half of the year as supply from non-OPEC producers falls, unless something changes, the oil market could drown in over-supply. So the answer to our question is an emphatic yes. It could go lower.

3. Trevor Lawrence:

   We got tested, i think we passed.It will be Clemson's fourth championship game appearance in five years.Historic performance for Joe BurrowEntering College Football Playoff, LSU, Ohio State and Clemson were seen as the elite teams, with Oklahoma the only one of the four with a loss.And LSU( 14-0), earning the top spot in the College Football Playoff rankings -- and thus avoiding Ohio State and Clemson in the semifinals -- took emphatic advantage of being the No. 1 seed. LSU's 63 points is a record for a College Football Playoff semifinal game.Burrow, this year's winner of the Heisman Trophy and widely presumed the top pick in the upcoming NFL draft, is the first player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to have eight touchdowns in a bowl game.In the first half, Burrow threw for seven touchdowns, tying the record in any bowl game for passing touchdowns thrown in a game. Four of those touchdown receptions went to wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who tied the all-time single-game bowl record with that tally.

4. Steve Tsang:

   The pandemic had resulted in him being allowed to play more of the well-established role of the premier in running the economy, something from which he was side-tracked most of the time in the Xi era, he saw how the economic impact of Covid-19 would require a pragmatic and a more emphatic approach, hence allowing, even encouraging, street vending for those laid off as a result of the pandemic.

5. Brad Simpson:

   No one, as far as we know, from the Clinton camp has seen this series, of course, I’m curious what they would think. I don’t imagine she will watch, no matter how emphatic we are to her.

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