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forcibly

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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.
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Adv.1.forcibly - in a forcible manner; "keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly"

forcibly
adverb by force, compulsorily, under protest, against your will, under compulsion, by main force, willy-nilly They were forcibly removed from his office.
Translations
forcibly [ˈfɔːsəblɪ] ADV
1. (= by force) [remove, restrain, separate] → a la fuerza, por la fuerza
2. (= effectively) [express, argue] → de forma contundente, convincentemente
forcibly [ˈfɔːrsəbli] adv
(= by force) → par la force
(= vigorously) → énergiquement
forcibly
adv
(= by force) remove, restrain, separategewaltsam, mit Gewalt; to feed somebody forciblyjdn zwangsernähren
(= powerfully)eindringlich; argue, expresseindringlich, nachdrücklich; what struck me most forcibly about this incident was …was mir an diesem Zwischenfall am meisten auffiel, war …; this was brought home to me forcibly when …das wurde mir in vollem Ausmaß bewusst, als …
forcibly [ˈfɔːsəblɪ] adv (by force, take) → con la forza; (vigorously, argue) → energicamente, vigorosamente
forcibly [ˈfɔːsəblɪ] adv (by force, take) → con la forza; (vigorously, argue) → energicamente, vigorosamente


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Never did the metal voice vibrate more forcibly through the heart of any man than did the last stroke, marking the ninth hour, through the heart of Cornelius.
Next, he took me forcibly by the hand, and, tapping my cheek, said that I was very good-looking, and that he greatly liked the dimples in my face (God only knows what he meant
Pontellier most forcibly was their entire absence of prudery.
 
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