EMPHATIC

{ Em‐phat″ic (?), Em‐phat″ic‐al (?), } a. [[Gr. �: cf. F. emphatique. See Emphasis.]] 1. 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; an emphatic word; an emphatic tone; emphatic reasoning.
2. 2. Striking the sense; attracting special attention; impressive; forcible. “Emphatical colors.” Boyle. “Emphatical evils.” Bp. Reynolds.
Syn. — Forcible; earnest; impressive; energetic; striking; positive; important; special; significant.