accentuated

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  1. Strongly marked; strong; prominent; very distinct: as, accentuated features; an accentuated fault of manner. The diagnostic value of an accentuated cardiac second sound. Edin. Med. Jour., June, 1863.

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  • Michelangelo's type of face was well accentuated, and all the more or less contemporary portraits of him reproduce it. —  The Life of Michelangelo Buonarotti
  • He had a theory that poetry should always be given out with the rhythm accentuated, and the music of the verse strongly emphasized, and he did it with a power that was marvelous The next recollection, and one that sweeps vividly across my memory, is that of going to Farringford for the first time, and seeing Tennyson among the surroundings so admirably suited to his tastes and necessities. —  Authors and Friends
  • Luce's face suddenly lit up "Mr. Coyote, My friend" (She accentuated the word friend, because she knew how important that was to him) "How good is your nose?" —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • When one of the flight crew radioed Tokyo Airport, one minute and two seconds after missile detonation, his breathing was already "accentuated" as he was then speaking through the mike located in his oxygen mask, —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • The story was slow but very sweet -- accentuated by a nice hand-drawn look and the gauze filter used to enhance the print along with evocative music. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
 

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