forcefully

adverb

force·​ful·​ly ˈfȯrs-fə-lē How to pronounce forcefully (audio)
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: in a forceful, powerful, or emphatic manner
speaking forcefully
pushing forcefully through the crowd
She forcefully denied the charges.
Congestive heart failure develops when the heart becomes too weak to pump forcefully enough.—Paul G. Donohue
Our child's disability forcefully reminds us of what really matters in life.—Barbara Gill

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shut the door a little too forcefully and broke the glass
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The Israeli-American Council forcefully condemned his rhetoric as dangerous, dehumanizing hate speech. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Whether Americans accept a version of it will depend on how forcefully our institutions and business leaders defend our freedom to say no. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 The victim told police that Pickens allegedly grabbed her arms and forcefully pulled her from the car. — Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 These arguments haven’t gained much traction in our heavily Democratic state, which has moved forcefully away from fossil fuels and toward renewable sources in recent years and which has little interest in increasing drilling. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forcefully

Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of forcefully was in 1663

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“Forcefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forcefully. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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