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forceful

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force·ful  (fôrsfl, frs-)
adj.
Characterized by or full of force; effective: was persuaded by the forceful speaker to register to vote; enacted forceful measures to reduce drug abuse.

forceful·ly adv.
forceful·ness n.

forceful
Adjective
1. strong, emphatic, and confident: a forceful speech
2. effective
forcefully adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.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"
forceless, unforceful - lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"
2.forceful - forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive - aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

forceful
adjective 1. dynamic, powerful, vigorous, potent, assertive << OPPOSITE weak
Translations
forceful [ˈfɔːsful] adjenérgico
forceful [ˈfɔːsful] force adjénergique
forceful [ˈfɔːsful] force adjenergisch;
(attack) → wirkungsvoll;
(point) → überzeugend
forceful [ˈfɔːsful] adjforte, vigoroso/a


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The battle reflection that shone for an instant in the faces on the mad current made the youth feel that forceful hands from heaven would not have been able to have held him in place if he could have got intelligent control of his legs.
Of her sons-in-law he was the one she had most consistently ignored; and all his wife's efforts to represent him as a man of forceful character and marked intellectual ability (if he had only "chosen") had been met with a derisive chuckle.
He chose to sing of humble life because there men's thoughts and feelings were more free from art and restraint, there they spoke a plainer, more forceful language, there they were in touch with all that was lasting and true in Nature.
 
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