emphatical

English

Etymology

From emphatic +‎ -al.

Adjective

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."

Derived terms

• emphaticalness
• unemphatical

Anagrams

• alphametic