See emphatic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "emphatic",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more emphatic",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most emphatic",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"more": "true"
},
"expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
"name": "adj"
}
],
"hyphenation": "em‧phat‧ic",
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "tentative"
},
{
"word": "uncertain"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was emphatic about the need for change."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you are emphatic about something, you are strong and clear and have no doubt."
],
"id": "simple-emphatic-en-adj-fWLlnc5f",
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "forceful"
},
{
"word": "insistent"
}
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "tentative"
},
{
"word": "uncertain"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "She responded in an emphatic manner, leaving no doubt about her feelings."
},
{
"text": "The government issued an emphatic denial of the allegations."
},
{
"text": "Her approval was given with an emphatic nod of the head."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something you say or do is emphatic, it is clear and strong."
],
"id": "simple-emphatic-en-adj-oYFZJj~l",
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "forceful"
},
{
"word": "insistent"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɪmˈfætɪk/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/Im\"f{tIk/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɛmˈfætɪk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/Em\"f{tIk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emphatic.wav",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
}
],
"word": "emphatic"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "emphatic",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more emphatic",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most emphatic",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"more": "true"
},
"expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
"name": "adj"
}
],
"hyphenation": "em‧phat‧ic",
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "tentative"
},
{
"word": "uncertain"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was emphatic about the need for change."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you are emphatic about something, you are strong and clear and have no doubt."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "forceful"
},
{
"word": "insistent"
}
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "tentative"
},
{
"word": "uncertain"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "She responded in an emphatic manner, leaving no doubt about her feelings."
},
{
"text": "The government issued an emphatic denial of the allegations."
},
{
"text": "Her approval was given with an emphatic nod of the head."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something you say or do is emphatic, it is clear and strong."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "forceful"
},
{
"word": "insistent"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɪmˈfætɪk/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/Im\"f{tIk/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɛmˈfætɪk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/Em\"f{tIk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emphatic.wav",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
}
],
"word": "emphatic"
}
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