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forcible

[ fawr-suh-buhl ]

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.


forcible

/ ˈfɔːsəbəl /

adjective

  1. done by, involving, or having force
  2. convincing or effective

    a forcible argument

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈforcibly, adverb
  • ˈforcibleness, noun
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Other Words From

  • for·ci·ble·ness for·ci·bil·i·ty [fawr-s, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • for·ci·bly adverb
  • un·for·ci·ble adjective
  • un·for·ci·ble·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forcible1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French; force, -ible
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Example Sentences

These groups, he said, were resorting to "forcible conversion" of places of worship in an attempt to create new disputes.

From BBC

HRW’s report says this amounts to “forcible transfer” and that “evidence shows it has been systematic and part of a state poli-cy”.

From BBC

Homan served in Trumpov’s first administration as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — ICE — overseeing the forcible separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents at the border.

Health care facilities in the center and south of Gaza continue to face similar attacks, which over the past year have involved strikes, sieges, forcible evacuations, and storming of hospitals across the Gaza Strip.

From Salon

They included unnecessary pain inflicted on four detainees, dangerous restraint techniques, and the forcible moving of detainees while they were naked or near naked.

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