Meanings
alternative forceably
- In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
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]1 more example
“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 - 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
Origin
- Middle Englishforceably
- Englishforcibly
From Middle English forceably, equivalent to forcible + -ly.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek βιαίως
- βιαίως (biaíōs)in a forcible manner
Bengali জোর করে
- জোর করে (zor kôre)in a forcible manner
Bulgarian насила
- насила (nasila)in a forcible manner
Catalan forçadament
- forçadamentin a forcible manner
Esperanto devigante
- devigantein a forcible manner
Finnish väkisin, väkivalloin
- väkisinin a forcible manner
- väkivalloinin a forcible manner
- voimakeinoinin a forcible manner
French de force
- de forcein a forcible manner
Hindi ज़ोर, ज़बरदस्ती
- ज़ोर (zor)in a forcible manner
- ज़बरदस्ती (zabardastī)in a forcible manner
Japanese 有無を言わさず
- 有無を言わさず (umu o iwasazu)in a forcible manner
Korean 강제로
- 강제로 (gangjero)in a forcible manner
Polish na siłę, siłą
- na siłęin a forcible manner
- siłąin a forcible manner
- siłowoin a forcible manner
- przemocąin a forcible manner
- gwałtemin a forcible manner
Russian принуди́тельно, наси́льственно
- принуди́тельно (prinudítelʹno)in a forcible manner
- наси́льственно (nasílʹstvenno)in a forcible manner
- наси́льно (nasílʹno)in a forcible manner
- нево́лей (nevólej)in a forcible manner
Spanish a fortiori
- a fortioriin a forcible manner
Swedish med våld
- med våldin a forcible manner
Ukrainian примусо́во
- примусо́во (prymusóvo)in a forcible manner
Urdu زور, زبردستی سے
- زور (zor)in a forcible manner
- زبردستی سے (zabardastī se)in a forcible manner
Cite this entry
forcibly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcibly
“forcibly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcibly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forcibly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcibly.
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