enfático

emphatic

adjective en-FAH-tee-koh Rare

Origin: From Greek emphatikos, via Latin emphaticus.

Also means

forceful

Usage Note

Enfático describes speech, a gesture, or a statement delivered with special stress or insistence. The adverb is enfáticamente. In Spanish linguistics, pronombre enfático refers to the stressed (tonic) pronoun (mí, ti, él) as opposed to the clitic (me, te, lo).

Examples

"Fue enfático al rechazar la propuesta."

Natural Translation

He was emphatic in rejecting the proposal.

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