Forceful

//ˈfɔɹsfl̩// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.

    "forceful leader"

Adjective
  1. 1
    forceful and definite in expression or action wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) wordnet

Synonyms

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forcibleemphaticimpetuousstrongaccentedaccentuated

Example

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"I also need to get people to understand the real me! My forceful behaviour is one way I try to do this!"

Etymology

From force + -ful.

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