FORCIBLE
\fˈɔːsəbə͡l], \fˈɔːsəbəl], \f_ˈɔː_s_ə_b_əl]\
Definitions of FORCIBLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
By Princeton University
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impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction.
By Oddity Software
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Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Forcibly.
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FORCIBLENESS.
By Daniel Lyons
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Forcibly.
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Accomplished by force.
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Energetic; cogent.
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Forcibleeness.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Powerful; efficacious; driving forward by force; impetuous; done by force; binding. Forcible entry and detainer, a taking or keeping possession of lands, &c., without authority.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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