forcible
forcible is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Violent; impetuous. Like mingled streams, more forcible when joined. Prior.
- 2.Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction. In embraces of King James . . . forcible and unjust. Swift. 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- antithesis
- antithetical
- bold
- boldness
- breath
- burn
- command
- elevated
- elevation
- eloquence
- eloquent
- fire
- force
- full
- glow
- good
- gravity
- impassioned
- impressive
- incisive
- intellectual
- language
- lively
- loftiness
- lofty
- measured
- nervous
- petulant
- piquancy
- piquant
- pithy
- poetic
- point
- pointed
- power
- powerful
- pungent
- raciness
- racy
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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