forcibly
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| —adj | |
| 1. | done by, involving, or having force |
| 2. | convincing or effective: a forcible argument |
| 'forcibleness | |
| —n | |
| forci'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'forcibly | |
| —adv | |
| forcible (ˈfɔːsəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | done by, involving, or having force |
| 2. | convincing or effective: a forcible argument |
| 'forcibleness | |
| —n | |
| forci'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'forcibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
forcible
early 15c., from M.Fr. forcible, from O.Fr. forcier (see force). Related: Forcibly.
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Example sentences
The enormity of what he had suffered could not have been more forcibly demonstrated.
She doesn't allege she was kidnapped, or that the liquor was forcibly poured down her throat.
During floods, the water forcibly wedged boulders in there, making the way forward exceedingly arduous.
On the one hand, he showed that both political and social subjects could be treated forcibly without deliberate grossness.
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