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forc·i·ble
(fôr′sə-bəl)adj.
1. Effected against resistance through the use of force: The police used forcible restraint in order to subdue the assailant.
2. Characterized by force; powerful.
forc′i·bly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | forcibly - in a forcible manner; "keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly" |
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forcibly
adverb by force, compulsorily, under protest, against your will, under compulsion, by main force, willy-nilly They were forcibly removed from his office.
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forcibly
adverbWith intense energy and force:
Idioms: hammer and tongs, tooth and nail, with might and main.
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forcibly
[ˈfɔːsəblɪ] ADV1. (= by force) [remove, restrain, separate] → a la fuerza, por la fuerza
2. (= effectively) [express, argue] → de forma contundente, convincentemente
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forcibly
adv
(= by force) remove, restrain, separate → gewaltsam, mit Gewalt; to feed somebody forcibly → jdn zwangsernähren
(= powerfully) → eindringlich; argue, express → eindringlich, nachdrücklich; what struck me most forcibly about this incident was … → was mir an diesem Zwischenfall am meisten auffiel, war …; this was brought home to me forcibly when … → das wurde mir in vollem Ausmaß bewusst, als …
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forcibly
[ˈfɔːsəblɪ] adv (by force, take) → con la forza; (vigorously, argue) → energicamente, vigorosamenteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995