forcible

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

impelled by physical force especially against resistance“forcible entry”“a real cop would get physical”“strong-arm tactics”Synonyms: physical strong-arm

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Forcible \For"ci*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. forcible forcible, forceable that may be forced.]

1.Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential. [1913 Webster]

How forcible are right words!— Job. vi. 2?.[1913 Webster]

Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when broken.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

But I have reasons strong and forcible.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

That punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin.— Hooker.[1913 Webster]

He is at once elegant and sublime, forcible and ornamented.— Lowth (Transl. )[1913 Webster]

2.Violent; impetuous. [1913 Webster]

Like mingled streams, more forcible when joined.— Prior.[1913 Webster]

3.Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction. [1913 Webster]

In embraces of King James . . . forcible and unjust.— Swift.[1913 Webster]

Forcible entry and detainer (Law), the entering upon and taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual force and violence, and with a strong hand, to the hindrance of the person having the right to enter.

Syn: Violent; powerful; strong; energetic; mighty; potent; weighty; impressive; cogent; influential. [1913 Webster]