forceably

comparative more forceably · superlative most forceably

1. obsoleteObsolete form of forcibly.

   I immediately perceived, and was very forceably ſtruck with the ſtrong reſemblance there ſubſiſts between Mr. [Samuel] J[ohnso]n’s character, and that of the Limouſin ſcholar in [François] Rabelais, and of Lexiphanes in Lucian.

   1767, [Archibald Campbell], “To the Right Honourable George, Lord Lyttleton”, in Lexiphanes, a Dialogue. […], London: […] J[ohn] Knox […], →OCLC, page vi

2. alternativeAlternative spelling of forcibly.

   Mr. Mazowiecki, making a statement unusual for a Polish political figure, also acknowledged that Germans had been hurt when the borders were forceably shifted in 1945.

   1990 November 15, Stephen Engelberg, “EVOLUTION IN EUROPE; Poland and Germany Sign Border Guarantee Pact”, in The New York Times

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   Conservative Republicans who had demanded an investigation and hearings when Elian, the 6-year-old Cuban boy, was forceably taken from the house of his great-uncle on April 22 quickly retreated when it was clear the public supported the government action.

   2000 February 6, Adam Clymer, “THE ELIAN GONZALEZ CASE: THE POLITICS; While Conservatives and Liberals React, Gore and Bush Hedge on Ruling”, in The New York Times