Dictionary

forcibly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɔːsəbli/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
   • “Now get out of here,” and he grabbed Rokoff and Paulvitch each by the scruff of the neck and thrust them forcibly through the doorway, giving each an added impetus down the corridor with the toe of his boot. 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 21:
   • 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 […] c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:
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. 1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

nonforcibly

Relateds

forcefully

Translations (42)

ru принуди́тельно (in a forcible manner) · ru наси́льно (in a forcible manner) · az zorən (in a forcible manner) · sv med våld (in a forcible manner) · bg насила (in a forcible manner) · pl gwałtem (in a forcible manner) · az cəbrən (in a forcible manner) · az icbarən (in a forcible manner) · es a fortiori (in a forcible manner) · az zorakı (in a forcible manner) · pl siłą (in a forcible manner) · fi voimakeinoin (in a forcible manner) · sh silom (in a forcible manner) · pl na siłę (in a forcible manner) · sh prisilno (in a forcible manner) · gl á forza (in a forcible manner) · az qəhrən (in a forcible manner) · uk примусо́во (in a forcible manner) · sa रभसा (in a forcible manner) · ur زبردستی سے (in a forcible manner) · fi väkisin (in a forcible manner) · az məcburən (in a forcible manner) · gu જબરદસ્તીથી (in a forcible manner) · fr de force (in a forcible manner) · sh силом (in a forcible manner) · ja 有無を言わさず (in a forcible manner) · ru наси́льственно (in a forcible manner) · pl przemocą (in a forcible manner) · be прымусо́ва (in a forcible manner) · ur زور (in a forcible manner) · fi väkivalloin (in a forcible manner) · grc βιαίως (in a forcible manner) · hi ज़बरदस्ती (in a forcible manner) · bn জোর করে (in a forcible manner) · az zorla (in a forcible manner) · eo devigante (in a forcible manner) · ca forçadament (in a forcible manner) · pl siłowo (in a forcible manner) · ru нево́лей (in a forcible manner) · hi ज़ोर (in a forcible manner) · ko 강제로 (in a forcible manner) · sh присилно (in a forcible manner)