unemphatic

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adjective

Not emphatic

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Meanings

adjectiveunemphatic (comparative more unemphatic, superlative most unemphatic)

comparative more unemphatic · superlative most unemphatic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot emphasized

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishemphatic
  9. Englishunemphatic

From un- + emphatic.

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APA

unemphatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemphatic

MLA

“unemphatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemphatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unemphatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemphatic.

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