- Forcibly
- Forcibly For"ci*bly, adv. In a forcible manner. [1913 Webster]
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Forcibly
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forcibly — [adv] against one’s will by force, coercively, compulsorily, effectively, energetically, hard, mightily, powerfully, strongly, under protest, vigorously; concepts 544,548 Ant. noncompulsorily, weakly … New thesaurus
forcibly — for|ci|bly [ˈfo:sıbli US ˈfo:rs ] adv 1.) using physical force ▪ The police threatened to have protestors forcibly removed . 2.) in a way that has a strong clear effect = ↑powerfully ▪ The case was forcibly put by the speaker … Dictionary of contemporary English
forcibly — adv. Forcibly is used with these verbs: ↑deport, ↑eject, ↑evict, ↑exile, ↑expel, ↑impose, ↑incorporate, ↑prevent, ↑remind, ↑remove, ↑repatriate, ↑res … Collocations dictionary
forcibly — forcible ► ADJECTIVE ▪ done by force. DERIVATIVES forcibly adverb … English terms dictionary
forcibly — adverb in a forcible manner keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly • Derived from adjective: ↑forcible … Useful english dictionary
forcibly — adverb see forcible … New Collegiate Dictionary
forcibly — See forcibleness. * * * … Universalium
forcibly — adverb in a forcible manner … Wiktionary
forcibly — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. coercively, compulsorily, against one s will, effectively; see vigorously , violently 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb With intense energy and force: energetically, forcefully, hard, powerfully, vigorously. Idioms:… … English dictionary for students
forcibly — adv. vigorously; forcefully; with strength or force; violently … English contemporary dictionary
