Forcibly

//ˈfɔːsəbli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.

    "And suddenly; where injury of chance / Puts back leave-taking, justles roughly by / All time of pause, rudely beguiles our lips / Of all rejoindure, forcibly prevents / Our lock'd embrasures […]"

  2. 2
    In a forcible manner, with force, with powerful effect, powerfully, strongly.

    "It was now cold, winter weather: forcibly recalling to his mind under what circumstances he had first travelled that road, and how many vicissitudes and changes he had since undergone."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a forcible manner wordnet

Synonyms

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by forceeffectivelyenergeticallyfirmlyforcefullyhard

Example

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"The rioters were forcibly removed from the plaza."

Etymology

From Middle English forceably, equivalent to forcible + -ly.

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