emphatic

• To make a word emphatic, deliver it differently from the manner in which the words surrounding it are delivered. —  The Art of Public Speaking
• Decidedly the Prince's compliments were too emphatic, and the poet's too ingenious; as Voltaire himself said afterwards, 'les épithètes ne nous coûtaient rien'; yet neither was without a little residue of sincerity. —  Books and Characters French and English
• Equally emphatic was his urging of constant ploughing and grubbing, and he even invented a deep soil plough, which he used till he found a better one in the English Rotheran plough, which he promptly imported, as he did all other improved farming tools and machinery of which he could learn. —  The True George Washington [10th Ed.]
• It was really beautiful to see how the little fellow reached out for the pedal to make the loud part more emphatic, and then played the echo very softly and neatly. —  Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers
• He became emphatic, and spoke slowly. —  Tenterhooks

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