forcibly
English
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editEtymology
editFromMiddle Englishforceably, equivalent toforcible +-ly.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key):/ˈfɔːsəbli/
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Adverb
editforcibly
- In aforcible manner, byforce, against one's will.
- c.1602,William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:
- 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[…]
- In aforcible manner, with force, withpowerfuleffect,powerfully,strongly.
- 1838 March –1839 October,Charles Dickens,The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London:Chapman and Hall, […], published1839,→OCLC:
- 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.
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editin a forcible manner
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