Emphatical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  emphatic \em*phat"ic\, emphatical \em*phat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
     cf. F. emphatique. See {Emphasis}.]
     1. Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a
        peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of
        stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to
        remonstrate in an emphatic manner; emphatic denials; an


        emphatic word; an emphatic tone; emphatic reasoning.
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     2. Striking the sense; attracting special attention;
        impressive; forcible. "Emphatical colors." --Boyle.
        "Emphatical evils." --Bp. Reynolds.
  
     3. Forceful and definite in expression or action; -- of
        statements, actions, or sections of documents; as, the
        document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of
        religious liberty.
  
     Syn: forceful.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     4. Sudden and strong; -- of statements; as, an emphatic no.
  
     Syn: exclamatory.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     Syn: Forcible; earnest; impressive; energetic; striking;
          positive; important; special; significant.
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