emphatic
adjective
[ ɪmˈfatɪk ]
• expressing something forcibly and clearly.
• "the children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience"
Similar:
vehement,
firm,
wholehearted,
forceful,
forcible,
energetic,
vigorous,
ardent,
assertive,
insistent,
certain,
direct,
definite,
out-and-out,
one hundred per cent,
decided,
determined,
earnest,
categorical,
unqualified,
unconditional,
unequivocal,
unambiguous,
absolute,
explicit,
downright,
outright,
clear,
• (of a word or syllable) bearing the stress.
emphatic
noun
• an emphatic consonant.
Origin:
early 18th century: via late Latin from Greek emphatikos, from emphasis (see emphasis).
