forcefully

With either physical or coercive force; in a forceful manner; vigorously; powerfully.

Adverb

  1. With either physical or coercive force; in a forceful manner; vigorously; powerfully.
    • Pack together your best arguments for voting for an athletic field. Word them concisely and forcefully. Give, also, brief, logical answers to any objections that have been raised. - 1923, William Heyliger, The Spirit of...
    • In 1974, the Chinese army forcefully ousted South Vietnamese forces from the strategically and economically important Xisha (Hoang Sa in Vietnamese Paracel in English) Islands in the South China Sea. Although South...

Origin

Etymology tree English forceful Middle English -ly English -ly English forcefully From forceful + -ly.

Forms

more forcefully most forcefully