Forcible

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Effected against resistance through the use of force: The police used forcible restraint in order to subdue the assailant.
  • adj. Characterized by force; powerful.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Able to be forced.
  • adj. Having force.
  • adj. Having a powerful effect; telling
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.
  • adj. Violent; impetuous.
  • adj. Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Characterized by the exertion or use of force; energetic; vigorous; violent: as, a forcible current; forcible means or measures.
  • Done or effected by force; procured or brought about by the use of force: as, a forcible abduction.
  • Having force or cogency; strong; potent; efficacious: as, a forcible argument.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. impelled by physical force especially against resistance
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    forceful   
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    weighty    potent    strong    mighty    impressive    energetic    violent    cogent    powerful    influential   
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    forceful    lucid    terse    vigorous    eloquent    immediate    persuasive    emphatic    straightforward    vivid