Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emphatical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-phat-i-cal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"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.""

Etymology

From emphatic + -al.

Inflected Forms

more emphatical (comparative) most emphatical (superlative)

Derived Forms

emphaticalness unemphatical

Questions

What does emphatical mean?: emphatic
Where does emphatical come from?: From emphatic + -al.

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