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forcibly

[ fawr-suh-blee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

using power or strength, especially violent physical power:
A man leapt onto the platform, shouting and waving an umbrella, and security guards had to forcibly remove him.
The organization continues to provide safe asylum and protection to forcibly displaced people around the world.
strongly or convincingly:
With this particularly active hurricane season, coastal communities are being forcibly reminded of their vulnerability.
The writer argues, very forcibly, that a cyber war will not take place.

Michelangelo tricked his patron about the David, but sometimes he was forcibly reminded who paid the bills.

I did a little research and now, I mean, yikes, he's the guy that's okay with letting schools forcibly pin down autistic kids.

The younger unmarried women are being told they will be forcibly married to ISIS fighters.

As The Guardian noted, Cameron Diaz was telling adorable anecdotes about forcibly grooming a hairy friend just under a year ago.

Begins: When you must forcibly stop yourself from striking a loved one in the face.

A characteristic which distinguished them and which impressed Mrs. Pontellier most forcibly was their entire absence of prudery.

A great-granddaughter of Fragonard, she seems to have inherited his talent; Corot and Renoir forcibly appealed to her.

They went to the capital, forcibly removed the king from his throne, and banished him to the island of Kang-wa.

The well-aimed shots of the Americans were beginning to tell forcibly against the Spaniards.

Her attention had been so forcibly drawn to the picture, that she only now began to recognize the fact.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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