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# forcible

«forcible» in Mova's school dictionary: **Done by using force or violence, against someone's will** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (forcible, more forcible, most forcible)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Done by using force or violence, against someone's will. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcible/#m1)

2) Strong and convincing, as in «a forcible argument». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcible/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in law, history and news: «forcible entry» (breaking in), «forcibly removed». In stories it shows that someone was made to do something against their will. In safety lessons, nobody may use force on your body; that is wrong and should be reported.

### examples

- The police made a forcible entry into the house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcible/#x1)
- The men were forcibly removed from the meeting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcible/#x2)
- Toad was forcibly taken to his bedroom by his friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcible/#x3)
- There was no sign of forcible entry, so the door had been unlocked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcible/#x4)
- She made a forcible case for a new playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcible/#x5)
- The farmers were forcibly moved off their land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcible/#x6)

### note

Adjective; adverb «forcibly». Do not confuse with «forceful» (strong and confident, usually about a person or speech, not violent). «Forcible entry» is a legal phrase meaning getting in by breaking a door or window.

### In the corpora

- [How forcible are words of uprightness!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.142/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forcible» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcible/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.