emphatic

«emphatic» in Mova's school dictionary: said or done strongly and clearly, to show you really… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (emphatic, more emphatic); adverb emphatically

meaning for a pupil

1) Emphatic means said or done strongly and clearly, to show you really mean it. tree →

2) An emphatic win is a very clear win by a lot. tree →

sense in the lessons

In writing and speech: an emphatic «No!», emphatic body language. In sport news: an emphatic victory. Exclamation marks and bold letters can make writing emphatic. Phrases: emphatic no, emphatic victory, emphatically deny.

examples

• Her answer was an emphatic «No!» tree →
• He nodded in an emphatic way. tree →
• The team had an emphatic 6–0 win. tree →
• She emphatically denied eating the last biscuit. tree →
• Use an exclamation mark for an emphatic sentence. tree →
• The teacher was emphatic that phones stay in bags. tree →

note

Related: emphasis (noun), emphasise (verb). Being emphatic does not make you right; it only shows you feel strongly. In sport, an emphatic win means a big score difference.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «emphatic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.