meaning of forcible
1. Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.
2. Violent; impetuous.
3. Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction.
4. impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm
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Related Words
forcible | forcible-feeble | forcibleness |