emphatical

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From emphatic +‎ -al.

Adjective[edit]

emphatical (comparative more emphatical, superlative most emphatical)

  1. emphatic
    • 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), Duty and Inclination: [], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, pages 141–142:
      The last words of Dr. Lovesworth, in parting from me yesterday evening, still sound upon my ear, they were uttered in accents peculiarly emphatical, "General, take care of your daughter."

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