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forcible

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forc·i·ble  (fôrs-bl, fr-)
adj.
1. Effected against resistance through the use of force: The police used forcible restraint in order to subdue the assailant.
2. Characterized by force; powerful.

forci·ble·ness n.
forci·bly adv.

forcible
Adjective
1. involving physical force
2. convincing or effective: a strong shrewd mind and a steady forcible manner
forcibly adv
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Adj.1.forcible - impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"

forcible
Translations

forcible [ˈfɔːsəbl] adj (= violent) → a la fuerza (= telling); convincente
forcible [ˈfɔːsəbl] force adjgewaltsam;
(reminder, lesson) → eindringlich


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They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions.
While, for those who preferred a more forcible word, He had different names from these: His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends," And his enemies "Toasted-cheese.
But Machiavel knew not of a Friar Clement, nor a Ravillac, nor a Jaureguy, nor a Baltazar Gerard; yet his rule holdeth still, that nature, nor the engagement of words, are not so forcible, as custom.
 
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