forcible

«forcible» in Mova's school dictionary: Done by using force or violence, against someone's will — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (forcible, more forcible, most forcible)

meaning for a pupil

1) Done by using force or violence, against someone's will. tree →

2) Strong and convincing, as in «a forcible argument». tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in law, history and news: «forcible entry» (breaking in), «forcibly removed». In stories it shows that someone was made to do something against their will. In safety lessons, nobody may use force on your body; that is wrong and should be reported.

examples

• The police made a forcible entry into the house. tree →
• The men were forcibly removed from the meeting. tree →
• Toad was forcibly taken to his bedroom by his friends. tree →
• There was no sign of forcible entry, so the door had been unlocked. tree →
• She made a forcible case for a new playground. tree →
• The farmers were forcibly moved off their land. tree →

note

Adjective; adverb «forcibly». Do not confuse with «forceful» (strong and confident, usually about a person or speech, not violent). «Forcible entry» is a legal phrase meaning getting in by breaking a door or window.

In the corpora

• How forcible are words of uprightness!

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «forcible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.