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Princeton's WordNet

  1. forciblyadverb

    in a forcible manner

    "keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly"

Wiktionary

  1. forciblyadverb

    in a forcible manner

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Forciblyadverb

    Etymology: from forcible.

    The Gospel offers such considerations as are fit to work very forcibly upon two of the most swaying and governing passions in the mind, our hopes and our fears. John Tillotson.

    He himself with greedy great desire
    Into the castle enter’d forcibly. Fairy Queen, b. i. cant. 8.

    The taking and carrying away of women forcibly, and against their will, except female wards and bondwomen, was made capital. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

    This doctrine brings us down to the level of horse and mule, whose mouths are forcibly holden with bit and bridle. Henry Hammond.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Forciblyadverb

    in a forcible manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of forcibly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of forcibly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of forcibly in a Sentence

  1. Elaine Pearson:

    The military's willingness to forcibly disappear the country's high-profile civilian leader reveals the brutality that lesser-known political prisoners face.

  2. Yoon Tae-ho:

    We will apply zero-tolerance principles in taking action against those who leave their self-isolation venue without legitimate reasons, foreign nationals will be forcibly repatriated and Korean citizens will be reported to police for due penalties and lose financial support provided for those who have faithfully implemented a 14-day quarantine.

  3. Mubin Shaikh:

    It is the idea of respectfulness of the self; removing that is like forcibly removing one's dignity.

  4. Antonio Landrum:

    The woman said Antonio Landrum also invited some friends to her residence. According to police affidavits, the woman said she later had consensual sex with one of those men and non-consensual sex with one of them. The second woman said she, her friend and Antonio Landrum had consensual sex but she began to black out, documents said. She said she vaguely remembered men coming into the bedroom and forcibly having sex with her, the documents said.Landrum and Jared Anderson told police they had sex with both women, documents said. Alexander Davenport didn't make a statement to officers. Antonio Landrum said Antonio Landrum.

  5. Donatella Rovera:

    KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government) forces appear to be spearheading a concerted campaign to forcibly displace Arab communities by destroying entire villages in areas they have recaptured from IS in northern Iraq, the forced displacement of civilians and the deliberate destruction of homes and property without military justification, may amount to war crimes.

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