forcibly

American  

[fawr-suh-blee] / ˈfɔr sə bli /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• unforcibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of forcibly

forcib(le) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The night her mother took a Kleenex and forcibly tried to wipe the makeup off her face, Sharon flounced from the house and into her boyfriend’s truck.

From Literature

Lebanese officials said diplomatic practice prevents them from forcibly removing anyone from the embassy compound.

From The Wall Street Journal

Officers forcibly removed a Los Angeles Times reporter and other journalists from the area, saying they were about to conduct “mass arrests.”

From Los Angeles Times

As many as 1,000 people may have been forcibly returned from China to North Korea since then, according to rights groups.

From BBC

The US state department has clarified that it is not forcibly returning any evacuees to Afghanistan, but that some have voluntarily returned.

From BBC

Related Words

• effectively