Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forcibly

/ˈfɔːsəbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: forcibly
IPA: /ˈfɔːsəbli/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.

adv

In a forcible manner, with force, with powerful effect, powerfully, strongly.

Example Sentences

"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 […]"
"“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."
"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."

Etymology

From Middle English forceably, equivalent to forcible + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: forceably

Inflected Forms

forceably (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonforcibly

Frequently Paired Words

forcefully

Questions

How do you pronounce forcibly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔːsəbli/.
What does forcibly mean?: In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
Where does forcibly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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