'Forcible' definitions:
Definition of 'forcible'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics" [syn: forcible, physical, strong-arm]
Definition of 'Forcible'
From: GCIDE
- Forcible \For"ci*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. forcible forcible, forceable that may be forced.]
- 1. Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential. [1913 Webster]
- How forcible are right words! --Job. vi. 2?. [1913 Webster]
- Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when broken. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- But I have reasons strong and forcible. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- That punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- He is at once elegant and sublime, forcible and ornamented. --Lowth (Transl. ) [1913 Webster]
- 2. Violent; impetuous. [1913 Webster]
- Like mingled streams, more forcible when joined. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction. [1913 Webster]
- In embraces of King James . . . forcible and unjust. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- Forcible entry and detainer (Law), the entering upon and taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual force and violence, and with a strong hand, to the hindrance of the person having the right to enter.
- Syn: Violent; powerful; strong; energetic; mighty; potent; weighty; impressive; cogent; influential. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'forcible'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accented,
- accentuated,
- acid,
- active,
- acute,
- aggressive,
- animated,
- armipotent,
- assertive,
- authoritative,
- beefy,
- biting,
- bouncing,
- brisk,
- bulldozer,
- coercive,
- cogent,
- corrosive,
- cutting,
- decided,
- doughty,
- drastic,
- driving,
- dynamic,
- effective,
- emphasized,
- emphatic,
- energetic,
- enterprising,
- enthusiastic,
- forceful,
- forcy,
- full of pep,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- go-go,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hale,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hardy,
- hearty,
- hefty,
- high-potency,
- high-powered,
- high-pressure,
- high-tension,
- husky,
- imperative,
- impetuous,
- impressive,
- in force,
- in power,
- in red letters,
- incisive,
- intense,
- iron-hard,
- irresistible,
- italicized,
- keen,
- kinetic,
- lively,
- living,
- lusty,
- mettlesome,
- mighty,
- mighty in battle,
- militant,
- mordant,
- nervous,
- nervy,
- obstinate,
- operative,
- penetrating,
- peppy,
- piercing,
- poignant,
- pointed,
- positive,
- potent,
- powerful,
- prepotent,
- puissant,
- punchy,
- punctuated,
- red-blooded,
- robust,
- robustious,
- rugged,
- ruling,
- self-assertive,
- sensational,
- severe,
- sinewed,
- sinewy,
- slashing,
- sledgehammer,
- smacking,
- snappy,
- spanking,
- spirited,
- stalwart,
- starred,
- steamroller,
- steely,
- stout,
- strapping,
- strenuous,
- stressed,
- striking,
- stringent,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong-arm,
- strong-willed,
- sturdy,
- take-charge,
- take-over,
- telling,
- trenchant,
- underlined,
- underscored,
- valid,
- vehement,
- vibrant,
- vigorous,
- violent,
- vital,
- vivacious,
- vivid,
- zestful,
- zesty,
- zippy