Emphatic

/əmˈfætək/

noun

  1. An emphatic consonant.

  2. A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".

adjective

  1. Characterized by emphasis; forceful.

  2. Stated with conviction.

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

  3. (grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.

emphatic

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