emphatic

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If someone or something that they do or say is emphatic, it is strong and clear, without any possibility for doubt:

emphatic victory Poland reached the final of the championship yesterday with an emphatic 5–0 victory over Italy.

The minister has issued an emphatic rejection of the accusation.

She was emphatic about the need to meet the deadline.

An emphatic word or sound is one that is stressed (= given more force or importance than others):

In some cases emphatic or stressed forms of "be" are used, for example "Wealth IS power."

In this context "me" may be seen as emphatic but it does not generally receive emphatic stress.

The noun may be modified by an emphatic pronoun.

used for describing a particular type of consonant in some languages, for example Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew:

Arabic distinguishes between emphatic and non-emphatic consonants.

strong and determined in speech or action, so that what is said or done gets attention:

Godard is emphatic about his preference.