Origin: Germanic
Old English prefix
Forceful has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)
"a forceful speaker"
"a forceful personality"
"forceful measures"
"a forceful plan for peace"
2
forceful and definite in expression or action
"the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
3
Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
Example Sentences
"a forceful speaker"
adjective
"a forceful personality"
adjective
"forceful measures"
adjective
"a forceful plan for peace"
adjective
"the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
adjective
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