Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
Having no weak points or flaws.
Impermeable to air or other gases.
Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
Stated with conviction.
pharyngealized consonants in Arabic, Hebrew, other Northwest Semitic languages, and Berber languages
Referring to the above consonants as well as /ħ/ and /ʕ/ (these being seen as emphatic equivalents of /h/ and /ʔ/).
ejective consonants in Ge'ez, Amharic, other Ethiopic Semitic languages, Chadic and Cushitic languages
An emphatic consonant.
A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".