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emphatical en · ADJ

Etymology

From emphatic + -al.

Meanings

1. emphatic
   • 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." 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 141–142:

Forms

Deriveds

unemphatical · emphaticalness