emphaticem‧phat‧ic /ɪmˈfætɪk/ AWL adjective 
- an emphatic victory
- Dale's answer was an emphatic "No!"
- And about this Eliot is again uncharacteristically emphatic, as well as eloquent.
- However, it has to be explained why this should be so, and what an emphatic effect is.
- In a number of passages there are emphatic statements that he had come to fulfil the scriptures.
- It has the emphatic clarity of black-figure incision but is capable of much more subtle modulation.
- It was an emphatic win and a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.
- That critical need is obvious from abundant other evidence, but the Gulf War provides emphatic verification.
- That is the emphatic point; the tone of the book, its whole direction, is thereby established.
ADVERB► more· A more emphatic outline can be achieved by making a second cut round the outside of the first outline.
NOUN► victory· Cardiff recorded two emphatic victories in 24 hours, winning 9-2 against Whitley Warriors and 13-2 at Billingham.
► win· But Warrington achieved an emphatic win over Widnes with a highly disciplined performance.· It was an emphatic win and a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.
► emphatic win/victory/defeat- But Warrington achieved an emphatic win over Widnes with a highly disciplined performance.
- Cardiff recorded two emphatic victories in 24 hours, winning 9-2 against Whitley Warriors and 13-2 at Billingham.
- It was an emphatic win and a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.
nounemphasisadjectiveemphaticverbemphasizeadverbemphatically
an emphatic denialemphatic that