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Forcible
FORCIBLE, a.
1. Powerful; strong; mighty; as a punishment forcible to bridle sin.
2. Violent; impetuous; driving forward with force; as a forcible stream.
3. Efficacious; active; powerful.
Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances when broken.
4. Powerful; acting with force; impressive; as forcible words or arguments.
5. Containing force; acting by violence; as forcible means.
6. Done by force; suffered by force. The abdication of James, his advocates hold to have been forcible.
7. Valid; binding; obligatory. [Not used.]
8. In law, forcible entry is an actual violent entry into houses or lands.
Forcible detainer, is a violent withholding of the lands, etc. of another from his possession.
Forcible abduction, is the act of taking away wrongfully, as a child without the consent of the father, a ward without the consent of the guardian, or any person contrary to his or her will.
forcible appears in definitions for these words:
Blaast Cogent Comeliness Drive Embryotomy Emphasize Emphatic Energetic Forcible Hard Heavy High-colored Homespeaking Impetuous Important Kidnapping Mighty Pithy Ponderous Potent Powerful Puff Puissant Push Ravishment Rescue Robbery Shoot Slight Strength Striking Strong Struggle Sturdy Take Unimpressive Vehemence Vehement Violent Vive Weakly Weighty
Blaast Cogent Comeliness Drive Embryotomy Emphasize Emphatic Energetic Forcible Hard Heavy High-colored Homespeaking Impetuous Important Kidnapping Mighty Pithy Ponderous Potent Powerful Puff Puissant Push Ravishment Rescue Robbery Shoot Slight Strength Striking Strong Struggle Sturdy Take Unimpressive Vehemence Vehement Violent Vive Weakly Weighty
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