forcibly

[ fawr-suh-blee ]

adverb

1. using power or strength, especially violent physical power:

   A man leapt onto the platform, shouting and waving an umbrella, and security guards had to forcibly remove him.

   The organization continues to provide safe asylum and protection to forcibly displaced people around the world.

2. strongly or convincingly:

   With this particularly active hurricane season, coastal communities are being forcibly reminded of their vulnerability.

   The writer argues, very forcibly, that a cyber war will not take place.

Other Words From

• un·for·ci·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of forcibly¹

forcib(le) ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Violators would be given a choice to accept services or be forcibly located to tent cities, where doctors and other specialists would assess their needs, he has said.

From Los Angeles Times

President Biden formally apologized to Native Americans for a government school system that for decades forcibly separated children from parents.

From Los Angeles Times

It is currently possible to forcibly treat someone anywhere in Canada.

From Salon

In Beit Hanoun, which was besieged for more than a month, Ms Msuya said food and water reached shelters Monday only for Israeli soldiers to forcibly displace people from those areas Tuesday.

From BBC

In an odd twist the photo was first published on Telegram by the former opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested when his Ryanair flight over Belarus was forcibly grounded.

From BBC

Related Words

• effectively