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forcible
Use
Forcible
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for·ci·ble
/
ˈfɔr
sə
bəl, ˈfoʊr-
/
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[
fawr
-s
uh
-b
uh
l,
fohr
-
]
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adjective
1.
done or effected by
force
:
forcible entry into a house.
2.
producing a powerful effect; having
force
; effective.
3.
convincing, as reasoning:
a forcible theory.
4.
characterized by the use of
force
or violence.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Middle French;
see
force
,
-ible
Related forms
for·ci·ble·ness,
for·ci·bil·i·ty,
noun
for·ci·bly,
adverb
un·for·ci·ble,
adjective
un·for·ci·ble·ness,
noun
un·for·ci·bly,
adverb
Can be confused:
forceful
,
forcible.
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World English Dictionary
forcible
(ˈfɔːsəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
done by, involving, or having force
2.
convincing or effective:
a forcible argument
'forcibleness
—
n
forci'bility
—
n
'forcibly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
forcible
early 15c., from M.Fr. forcible, from O.Fr. forcier (see
force
). Related: Forcibly.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The habitual use of the active voice, however, makes for
forcible
writing.
He didn't defend the
forcible
implementation of democracy, but he did defend
good government and civil society in all countries.
When they need police to keep the peace you know this is
forcible
confinement.
He was not without qualifications for the task, being both fecund in ideas and
forcible
in their expression.
Occasionally,
forcible
sedation was needed to keep the patient from backing out at the last minute.
Thou hast frighted the word out of his right sense, so
forcible
is thy wit.
Real wars, the
forcible
defense of our nation and the pursuit of our interests, are to be avoided.
In the past, party leaders have advocated
forcible
repatriation of immigrants.
All that can be said of her heroic verse is that it is generally fluent, often lively and sometimes
forcible
.
If the government's concern was truly the safety of it's people, it could have done the same
forcible
relocations sans dam.
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