What is the meaning of emphatic?

adjective

  • Spoken with emphasis.
    • usage: "an emphatic word"
  • Sudden and strong.
    • usage: "an emphatic no"
  • Forceful and definite in expression or action.
    • usage: "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
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