Emphatic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈfætɪk/
• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Alternative forms

• emphatick obsolete

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikos, "emphatic"), from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (English emphasis), from ἐμφαίνω (emphainō, "I show, present"), from ἐν (en, "in") + φαίνω (phainō, "I shine, show").

Full definition of emphatic

Adjective

1. Characterized by emphasis.
• 2012, June 28, Jamie Jackson, Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal, Yet when play restarted the Czech was a train that kept on running over Nadal. After breaking Nadal in the opening game of the final set, he went 2-0 up and later took the count to 4-2 with yet another emphatic ace – one of his 22 throughout.
2. Stated with conviction.He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.
3. belonging to set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to
4. (phonology) of obstruent consonants in Semitic languages.

Derived terms

• emphatically

Related terms

• emphasis
• emphasise, emphasize

Noun

1. (phonology) an emphatic consonant

Anagrams

• empathic