forcibly
/ˈfɔːsəbli/
forcibly adverb: in a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
Adverb
forcibly
- 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...
- “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
forcibly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
forcibly in Hindi
- in a forcible manner
- ज़ोर zor, ज़बरदस्ती zabardastī
forcibly in Tamil
- வலிய, வல்லந்தமாக, வலிதின்
forcibly in Urdu
- in a forcible manner
- زور zor, زبردستی سے zabardastī se
forcibly in Bengali
- in a forcible manner
- জোর করে zor kôre
More languagesFewer languages
- forcibly in Kannada
- ಕಚಕ್ಕನೆ, ಬಲ್ಮೆಯಿಂದ
- forcibly in Gujarati
- જબરદસ્તીથી jabardastīthī
- forcibly in Sanskrit
- रभसा rabhasā
Forms of forcibly
| alternative form | forceably |
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Origin of forcibly
From Middle English forceably, equivalent to forcible + -ly.
Words formed from forcibly
Questions about forcibly
- What does forcibly mean?
- Forcibly means in a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
- What is forcibly in Hindi?
- Forcibly in Hindi is ज़ोर (zor), ज़बरदस्ती (zabardastī). See Forcibly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is forcibly?
- Forcibly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce forcibly?
- Forcibly is pronounced /ˈfɔːsəbli/.
Words near forcibly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: forcibly (page history and authors); forcibly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forcibly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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