forcibly
52
4.2
- adverb
- /ˈfɔrsəblɪ/
- NSFW
:
por la fuerza
- The map of Europe, Africa and Asia is being forcibly redrawn.
- forcibly removed
- forcibly relocated
- forcibly evicted
The next one is Intel's Driver and Support Assistant tool, which is forcibly installed alongside Arc Control.
- The next one is Intel's Driver and Support Assistant tool, which is forcibly installed alongside Arc Control.
- The committee had a really hard time debating whether or not they should actually ban trade and travel and forcibly lock down countries.
- I'm talking about the one that, you know, someone forcibly does something to someone.
- People, Mexican American people in attendance forcibly remove them.
- Tube down and throat being fed, forcibly fed.
- What's, what's the strategy that people can use to deliver feedback like forcibly, but with tact?
- Do something else with your life rather than take my property forcibly.
- She says indignation forcibly expressed is an appropriate response to injustice.
- It is Saint Augustine who is going to deal with this most forcibly in terms of theory.
Examples
-
And they brought her with them forcibly.
-
I have to reach up and forcibly pry them apart to keep breathing.
Fiction book (1994) -
The black box has been forcibly removed.
-
I had to stop him forcibly.
-
Several years ago, I was taken almost forcibly by my nephew to see a sick friend of his.
Fiction book (1994) -
Take your foot off the gas, press the unlock button, and step out of the vehicle, or we will forcibly remove you!
-
The committee had a really hard time debating whether or not they should actually ban trade and travel and forcibly lock down countries.
-
The UK then decided they should be forcibly removed, not only from the island of Diego Garcia, but from all the islands in Chagos.
-
Peter and Giovanni are forcibly dragging Damon off the boat, down the dock.
Fiction book (1994) -
The police had to act quickly and forcibly remove the protesters from the area.
Synonyms
107
3.5
In a way that uses strong physical force or sudden intense action
76
3.4
In a strong, energetic way showing a lot of effort
49
3.5
In a strong way that uses a lot of power
1
8.2
To make someone do something by using force or threats
By using physical strength or violence to make something happen
Antonyms
How Forcefully
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forcibly comes from the noun force, originally a word for 'strength' from old French and an earlier Latin word for 'strong', plus the ending -ly meaning 'in this way'. So, to do something forcibly is to do it 'with force', by using strength or violence.