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emphatique

/ɑ̃.fa.tik/

adjective/ɑ̃.fa.tik/

exaggerated (marked by exaggeration); inflated, pompous, pretentious, pedantic (marked by unnatural linguistic inflation meant to make what is communicated seem more intelligent); emphatic (characterized by emphasis)

Synonyms: démesuré, exagéré, immodéré, académique, apprêté, boursouflé, grandiloquent, pédantesque

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikós).