forcibly

forcibly

English

Etymology

forcible +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːsəbli/

Adverb

forcibly

1. In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, Scene 4,

     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. In a forcible manner, with force, with powerful effect, powerfully, strongly.
   • 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, Chapter,

     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.

Translations

in a forcible manner

Belarusian: прымусо́ва (prymusóva) Catalan: forçadament (ca) Finnish: väkisin, väkivalloin, voimakeinoin French: de force (fr) Greek: Ancient Greek: βιαίως (biaíōs) Hindi: ज़ोर (zor)

Japanese: 有無を言わさず (ja) (umu o iwasazu) Polish: na siłę (pl), siłą (pl), przemocą (pl) Russian: принуди́тельно (ru) (prinudítelʹno), наси́льственно (ru) (nasílʹstvenno), наси́льно (ru) (nasílʹno), нево́лей (ru) (nevólej) Serbo-Croatian: присилно, prisilno (sh), силом, silom (sh) Swedish: med våld Ukrainian: примусо́во (prymusóvo) Urdu: زور‎ (ur) (zor)