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emphatical, a. rare in mod. use.|ɛmˈfætɪkəl|
Also 7 emphaticall.
[f. as prec. + -al1.]
†1. That implies more than is directly expressed; allusive, suggestive. (Cf. emphasis 1.) Obs.
a1555Latimer Serm. & Rem. (1845) 274 Chrysostom hath many figurative speeches and emphatical locutions. a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts 24 The expression of Scripture is more emphatical than is commonly apprehended. 1702Eng. Theophrast. 337 Great things must be delivered plainly, an emphatical tone would spoil all. 1775Adair Amer. Ind. 56 It is an emphatical and emblematical term to express evil, by the negative of good.
2. Of speech or writing: Strongly expressive, forcible, pointed. Of a word: That has special importance in the sentence; hence, that receives the stress in pronunciation.
1577Harrison England ii. xxv. i. 362 Hir owne image and emphaticall superscription. 1630R. Brathwait Eng. Gentl. (1641) 221 This..forced from that..Father this emphaticall discourse. 1713Guardian No. 79 The emphatical expression of praise and blame. 1748J. Mason Elocut. 26 And the emphatical Words..in a Sentence are those which carry a Weight or Importance in themselves. 1818Jas. Mill Brit. India II. iv. ix. 288 Used so many and such emphatical terms to impress a belief, that, etc. 1824L. Murray Eng. Gram. I. 185 Other words..may begin with capitals, when they are remarkably emphatical.
†b. That is designated emphatically or ‘par excellence’. Obs.
1644–52J. Smith Sel. Disc. vii. iv. (1821) 348 The time of that emphatical revelation of the great mystery of God. 1658Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus II. 500 The Emphaticall decussation or fundamental figure. 1758S. Hayward Serm. xvi. 484 The day of Christ's appearance is..the emphatical day.
†c. Of or pertaining to emphasis. Obs.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. vii. x. 357 They were mistaken in the Emphaticall apprehension.
3. Of actions, sentiments, etc.: Forcible, strongly marked.
1581J. Bell Haddon's Answ. Osor. 436 We..apply..improper and borrowed speeches to make the matter seem more emphaticall. 1765Law tr. Behmen's Myst. Magnum xxxii. (1772) 168 Here we have a very excellent and emphatical example. a1789Burney Hist. Mus. (ed. 2) II. iv. 273 Musicians..who..ornament their persons in the most emphatical manner. 1805Foster Ess. i. vii. 108 Some..brand of emphatical reprobation.
4. Of a person: That uses emphasis in speech or action; that speaks or acts in a pointed and forcible manner.
1606Sir G. Goosecappe i. i, in Bullen Old Pl. III. 10 My Captaine is the Emphaticall man. 1631Gouge God's Arrows v. i. 375 In setting downe this he is also very emphaticall. 1649Milton Eikon. 31 On this Theam the King was emphatical and elaborate. 1678T. Jordan Tri. Lond. in Heath Grocers' Comp. (1869) 528 Pleased with..the promptitude of the emphatical speaker. 1831Carlyle Misc. (1857) II. 237 Dame Ute bids her not be too emphatical.
† II. 5. [cf. emphasis 7.] Of colours: Merely apparent, illusory. Obs.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. vi. ix. 322 That there is an emphaticall or apparent rednesse in one. 1663Boyle Colours (J.), Emphatical colours are light itself modified by refractions. 1708Kersey, Emphatical or apparent colours, those which are often seen in clouds; before the Rising, or after the setting of the Sun, etc. 1721–1800in Bailey. |