forcibleadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːsᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrsəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1500s–1700s forceable, 1700s forciable.

Etymology: < Old French forcible, < force force n.¹ The form forceable is as if < force n.¹ + -able suffix.

1. Done by force; involving the use of force or violence: esp. in Law, forcible detainer, forcible entry (see quot. 1769 at α. ).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > characterized by unusual violence or force

ketea1290

worthyc1350

violenta1387

stronga1398

dreicha1400

forciblec1422

strainable1497

vehement1531

forceful1592

wieldy1592

virulent1607

forcive1634

ass-kicking1977

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] > specifically of action

violenta1382

forciblec1422

strong-armed1861

strong arm1901

α.

1391 Act 15 Rich. II c. 2 A toutz les foitz que tielx forcibles entrees soient faitz.]

c1422 T. Hoccleve Learn to Die, Joys Heaven For the kyngdam of heuene souffrith forcible and mighty assautes of vertu.

1527 J. Rastell Abridgem. Statutes 96 Them that make forcyble entre in beneficis.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 273 They prouided for thindempnitie of theyr owne estate by forcible extenuatinge the gooddes..of them whom they desired to kepe in subiection.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxi. 113 That Liberty of Forcible Entry, was taken away by a Statute made in Parliament.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 793 In embraces forcible and foule.

1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 390 The stealing, or forcible abduction, of such property as this, is also felony.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xi. 147 A forcible entry or detainer; which is committed by violently taking or keeping possession, with menaces, force, and arms, of lands and tenements, without the authority of law.

1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris (ed. 2) Pref. p. xlvi A forcible dissolution of it [sc. the Chamber] was intended.

1837 Adolphus & Ellis in Rep. K. Bench Div. III. 817 A conviction of forcible detainer dated September 3d, 1834.

1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. vii. 316 To compel, by forcible means..submission to the authority which was to be substituted.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. vii. 152 He determined..on a forcible return to his country.

β. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke v. f. 19 The shame of forceable breakyng into this or that mannes house.1683 W. Salmon Doron Medicum i. 50 Which is a forceable drawing away.1688 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 236 Praying relief against a forceable Entry and Deteiner.

2. Possessing force.

†a. Of persons, material things, natural agencies, etc.: Strong, powerful.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [adjective]

mightyeOE

craftyeOE

richeOE

strongeOE

wieldeOE

mainstrongOE

mightOE

keena1000

mightfullOE

mainfulc1225

reighc1225

starkc1275

boldc1300

fort13..

mightandc1350

strengthya1382

mightifula1400

bigc1400

powerfulc1450

puissant?c1450

mananta1500

mighteousa1500

potenta1500

potential?c1500

vailing1508

forcible1555

potentate1556

swingeing1567

powerable1580

strong-handed1598

strengthful1604

hogen mogen1648

powerlike1657

pollent1660

hogana1672

swayful1767

reverend1826

oomphy1955

kick-ass1977

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > strong (of specific part of body)

forcible1555

nervid1813

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > vigorous or intense in operation

strongeOE

smartc1300

steevec1300

keen1340

piercinga1400

perceantc1400

forta1513

incisive1528

vigorous1548

forcible1555

emphatical1581

searching1590

nervous1616

strenuous1632

arrowy1650

intent1650

urging1658

sinewous1663

emphatic1689

drastic1808

needling1839

shrewd1842

gimlet1894

α.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 311^v Dryuen by forcyble wynde to an vnknowen lande.

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cx. 325 Most forcible, He shall great kyngs: and Cesars wound, In day of wrath.

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man iii. f. 42 In the inside of the wrest, is a forcible Ligament.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. vi. §11. 765 He prepared a forcible armie to attend him.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 29 Those subtil, invisible and forcible Engins which we call the Animal Spirits.

1709 M. Prior Carmen Seculare (new ed.) in Poems Several Occasions 159 Like mingl'd Streams, more forcible, when join'd.

1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 166 So thick and so forcible was the shoal, as to carry before it every other kind of fish.

β. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. f. 158 Strong forceable defences, whereby it may be safe against outward violence.a1618 W. Raleigh Prerogatiue Parl. (1628) 19 The forceable Lords his enemies.a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 54 The wind..was so forceable as it repelled the waters.

†b. followed by to with infinitive. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

α.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iii. x. 153 That punishment which hath bene sometimes forcible to bridle sinne.

1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 104 Cosimus, a kinde of charmed sower mares milke very forcible to turne the braine.

1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man x. §8. 210 There being generally nothing more forcible to bring men into any sinful practice, then the seeing it used by others.

β. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 34 Which reasons of his, are verie forceable to make him yeald to the foresaide matter in question.a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments iii. 222 Nothing is more forceable to convince all forrainers.1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 349 These [pills] are forceable to bring the necessary Pains in Child-Birth.

c. Of actions, words, representations: Producing a powerful effect, telling. Of reasoning: Having logical force, strong, convincing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective]

forcible1573

convincent1613

proofful1631

convictive1634

convincible1647

coercive1650

convincivea1657

evident1709

convincing1749

psychagogical1822

psychagogic1846

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep

sensiblea1393

solemnc1400

forcible1573

powerful1588

pressive1623

effectual1662

knock-down1690

impressive1775

imposing1783

effective1790

telling1819

home-coming1848

compelling1901

awesome1916

impactive1934

dynamite1942

fuck-off1962

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective]

sensiblea1393

eloquent1393

rhetoricc1450

mightya1500

pithy1529

grave1541

pithful1548

weighty1560

sappy1563

emphatical1567

fasta1568

thwacking1567

forceful1571

enforceable1589

energetical1596

eloquious1599

sinewy1600

emphatic1602

sinewed1604

strong1604

tonitruous1606

nervose1645

nervous1663

energetic1674

energic1683

strong1685

cogent1718

lapidary1724

forcible1726

authoritative1749

terse1777

telling1819

vigorous1821

sturdy1822

tonitruant1861

meaty1874

vertebrate1882

energized1887

jawy1898

heavy1970

α.

1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 47 So forcible an antecedent it was most likeli there would follow as effectual a consequent.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 527 But that argument of all others is most forcible.

1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. iv. 58 We may observe somewhat very forcible and expressive in these Words.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 105 Reasons, at least as forcible as those which [etc.] .

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. vi. 57 With the natural need of a strong rough man in anger, to do something forcible.

1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 19 One man sees everything in the forcible light and shade of Rembrandt.

1884 R. W. Church Bacon ix. 223 His Latin..is singularly forcible and expressive.

β. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 394 Againste whiche assertion, that whiche is sayde 10. H. 3...is not greatly forceable.1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 14 Another forceable argument.1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 54 In Beasts the Instinct is invincibly forceable.

d. Hence of an author, painter, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [adjective] > powerful

forcible1787

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles > painter

forcible1828

1787 G. Gregory tr. R. Lowth Lect. Sacred Poetry Hebrews II. xxi He is at once elegant and sublime, forcible and ornamented.

1791 E. Burke Let. to H. Langrishe in Wks. (1842) I. 560 I might have been more forcible and more clear, if I had not been interrupted as I have been.

1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. xi. 286 The most forcible of portrait-painters.

†3. Necessary, unavoidable, indispensable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > [adjective] > inevitable

uneschewablec1374

unscapablea1382

ineschewable1412

inevitablec1430

intreatable1509

unevitable1539

forcible1574

inextricable1576

unavoidable1577

resistless1590

unshunning1593

unavoided1597

inexorable1600

unpreventablea1601

fatal1605

irrenitible1605

unvoided1612

unescapable1614

shunlessa1616

unshunnablea1616

ineluctable1623

unpreventible1632

undefensablea1642

undeclinable1652

indeclinable1658

ineludible1662

avoidlessa1668

inavoidable1670

infrustrable1677

unhinderable1678

wardless1693

unfrustrable1714

unparryable1770

inescapable1792

inexcludible1817

unproscribable1817

unprecludible1825

undeliverable1843

inevasible1846

scapeless1850

deviceless1851

escapeless1855

unevadable1857

ineliminable1875

inavertible1885

unavertible1897

voidless1908

1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 109 Their forcible and necessary perilles.

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxxii. 76 Our forcible businesse being ended.

†4. ‘Valid, binding, obligatory’ (Johnson). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > legally valid

authentica1387

vailable1433

available1451

mightyc1460

stronga1475

very1475

authentical?1531

valid1571

validate1586

forcible1587

validous1603

1587 D. Fenner Def. Godlie Ministers sig. Viii The Lawe was enacted, and stoode forceable.

5. quasi-adv.= forcibly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with violence or force

stithlya1300

strengthlya1400

sadc1425

enforcely1487

forcely?a1500

strainably1511

forcible1582

forceful1718

forcefullya1774

α.

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias iii. 8 b Sea Woulfes..so wilde and fierce, that they do forcible set vpon men.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 621 Neither doth it strike or pierce the sight so forcible as the Rubies do.

β. 1598 J. Manwood Treat. Lawes Forrest i. f. 6 The more forceable to shew the same, there is vsed this woord.

Derivatives

ˈforcibleness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or intensity of action > force or intensity of operation or effect

strengthOE

forcec1320

vigour?a1445

forcibleness1563

accent1591

edgea1593

strongnessa1604

keenness?1606

forcefulness1825

power drive1927

kilowattage1935

wattage1964

welly1977

1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors iii. f. 24 Either for y^e smal quantitie, & lesse forcibles [? a misprint; or perh. for forciblesse].

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. K4 Bewrayed, by that same forciblenes..of the writer.

a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) vi. iv. 208 The forcibleness of its operation upon the heart of the Prophet.

1890 T. De W. Talmage From Manger to Throne 244 Mark's greater forcibleness of statement.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	forcible
释义	forcibleadj. Brit. /ˈfɔːsᵻbl/, U.S. /ˈfɔrsəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1500s–1700s forceable, 1700s forciable. Etymology: < Old French forcible, < force force n.¹ The form forceable is as if < force n.¹ + -able suffix. 1. Done by force; involving the use of force or violence: esp. in Law, forcible detainer, forcible entry (see quot. 1769 at α. ). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > characterized by unusual violence or force ketea1290 worthyc1350 violenta1387 stronga1398 dreicha1400 forciblec1422 strainable1497 vehement1531 forceful1592 wieldy1592 virulent1607 forcive1634 ass-kicking1977 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] > specifically of action violenta1382 forciblec1422 strong-armed1861 strong arm1901 α. 1391 Act 15 Rich. II c. 2 A toutz les foitz que tielx forcibles entrees soient faitz.] c1422 T. Hoccleve Learn to Die, Joys Heaven For the kyngdam of heuene souffrith forcible and mighty assautes of vertu. 1527 J. Rastell Abridgem. Statutes 96 Them that make forcyble entre in beneficis. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 273 They prouided for thindempnitie of theyr owne estate by forcible extenuatinge the gooddes..of them whom they desired to kepe in subiection. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxi. 113 That Liberty of Forcible Entry, was taken away by a Statute made in Parliament. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 793 In embraces forcible and foule. View more context for this quotation 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 390 The stealing, or forcible abduction, of such property as this, is also felony. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xi. 147 A forcible entry or detainer; which is committed by violently taking or keeping possession, with menaces, force, and arms, of lands and tenements, without the authority of law. 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris (ed. 2) Pref. p. xlvi A forcible dissolution of it [sc. the Chamber] was intended. 1837 Adolphus & Ellis in Rep. K. Bench Div. III. 817 A conviction of forcible detainer dated September 3d, 1834. 1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. vii. 316 To compel, by forcible means..submission to the authority which was to be substituted. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. vii. 152 He determined..on a forcible return to his country. β. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke v. f. 19 The shame of forceable breakyng into this or that mannes house.1683 W. Salmon Doron Medicum i. 50 Which is a forceable drawing away.1688 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 236 Praying relief against a forceable Entry and Deteiner. 2. Possessing force. †a. Of persons, material things, natural agencies, etc.: Strong, powerful. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [adjective] mightyeOE craftyeOE richeOE strongeOE wieldeOE mainstrongOE mightOE keena1000 mightfullOE mainfulc1225 reighc1225 starkc1275 boldc1300 fort13.. mightandc1350 strengthya1382 mightifula1400 bigc1400 powerfulc1450 puissant?c1450 mananta1500 mighteousa1500 potenta1500 potential?c1500 vailing1508 forcible1555 potentate1556 swingeing1567 powerable1580 strong-handed1598 strengthful1604 hogen mogen1648 powerlike1657 pollent1660 hogana1672 swayful1767 reverend1826 oomphy1955 kick-ass1977 the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > strong (of specific part of body) forcible1555 nervid1813 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > vigorous or intense in operation strongeOE smartc1300 steevec1300 keen1340 piercinga1400 perceantc1400 forta1513 incisive1528 vigorous1548 forcible1555 emphatical1581 searching1590 nervous1616 strenuous1632 arrowy1650 intent1650 urging1658 sinewous1663 emphatic1689 drastic1808 needling1839 shrewd1842 gimlet1894 α. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 311^v Dryuen by forcyble wynde to an vnknowen lande. ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cx. 325 Most forcible, He shall great kyngs: and Cesars wound, In day of wrath. 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man iii. f. 42 In the inside of the wrest, is a forcible Ligament. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. vi. §11. 765 He prepared a forcible armie to attend him. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 29 Those subtil, invisible and forcible Engins which we call the Animal Spirits. 1709 M. Prior Carmen Seculare (new ed.) in Poems Several Occasions 159 Like mingl'd Streams, more forcible, when join'd. 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 166 So thick and so forcible was the shoal, as to carry before it every other kind of fish. β. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. f. 158 Strong forceable defences, whereby it may be safe against outward violence.a1618 W. Raleigh Prerogatiue Parl. (1628) 19 The forceable Lords his enemies.a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 54 The wind..was so forceable as it repelled the waters. †b. followed by to with infinitive. Obsolete. ΚΠ α. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iii. x. 153 That punishment which hath bene sometimes forcible to bridle sinne. 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 104 Cosimus, a kinde of charmed sower mares milke very forcible to turne the braine. 1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man x. §8. 210 There being generally nothing more forcible to bring men into any sinful practice, then the seeing it used by others. β. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 34 Which reasons of his, are verie forceable to make him yeald to the foresaide matter in question.a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments iii. 222 Nothing is more forceable to convince all forrainers.1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 349 These [pills] are forceable to bring the necessary Pains in Child-Birth. c. Of actions, words, representations: Producing a powerful effect, telling. Of reasoning: Having logical force, strong, convincing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] forcible1573 convincent1613 proofful1631 convictive1634 convincible1647 coercive1650 convincivea1657 evident1709 convincing1749 psychagogical1822 psychagogic1846 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep sensiblea1393 solemnc1400 forcible1573 powerful1588 pressive1623 effectual1662 knock-down1690 impressive1775 imposing1783 effective1790 telling1819 home-coming1848 compelling1901 awesome1916 impactive1934 dynamite1942 fuck-off1962 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] sensiblea1393 eloquent1393 rhetoricc1450 mightya1500 pithy1529 grave1541 pithful1548 weighty1560 sappy1563 emphatical1567 fasta1568 thwacking1567 forceful1571 enforceable1589 energetical1596 eloquious1599 sinewy1600 emphatic1602 sinewed1604 strong1604 tonitruous1606 nervose1645 nervous1663 energetic1674 energic1683 strong1685 cogent1718 lapidary1724 forcible1726 authoritative1749 terse1777 telling1819 vigorous1821 sturdy1822 tonitruant1861 meaty1874 vertebrate1882 energized1887 jawy1898 heavy1970 α. 1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 47 So forcible an antecedent it was most likeli there would follow as effectual a consequent. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 527 But that argument of all others is most forcible. 1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. iv. 58 We may observe somewhat very forcible and expressive in these Words. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 105 Reasons, at least as forcible as those which [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. vi. 57 With the natural need of a strong rough man in anger, to do something forcible. 1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 19 One man sees everything in the forcible light and shade of Rembrandt. 1884 R. W. Church Bacon ix. 223 His Latin..is singularly forcible and expressive. β. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 394 Againste whiche assertion, that whiche is sayde 10. H. 3...is not greatly forceable.1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 14 Another forceable argument.1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 54 In Beasts the Instinct is invincibly forceable. d. Hence of an author, painter, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [adjective] > powerful forcible1787 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles > painter forcible1828 1787 G. Gregory tr. R. Lowth Lect. Sacred Poetry Hebrews II. xxi He is at once elegant and sublime, forcible and ornamented. 1791 E. Burke Let. to H. Langrishe in Wks. (1842) I. 560 I might have been more forcible and more clear, if I had not been interrupted as I have been. 1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. xi. 286 The most forcible of portrait-painters. †3. Necessary, unavoidable, indispensable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > [adjective] > inevitable uneschewablec1374 unscapablea1382 ineschewable1412 inevitablec1430 intreatable1509 unevitable1539 forcible1574 inextricable1576 unavoidable1577 resistless1590 unshunning1593 unavoided1597 inexorable1600 unpreventablea1601 fatal1605 irrenitible1605 unvoided1612 unescapable1614 shunlessa1616 unshunnablea1616 ineluctable1623 unpreventible1632 undefensablea1642 undeclinable1652 indeclinable1658 ineludible1662 avoidlessa1668 inavoidable1670 infrustrable1677 unhinderable1678 wardless1693 unfrustrable1714 unparryable1770 inescapable1792 inexcludible1817 unproscribable1817 unprecludible1825 undeliverable1843 inevasible1846 scapeless1850 deviceless1851 escapeless1855 unevadable1857 ineliminable1875 inavertible1885 unavertible1897 voidless1908 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 109 Their forcible and necessary perilles. 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxxii. 76 Our forcible businesse being ended. †4. ‘Valid, binding, obligatory’ (Johnson). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > legally valid authentica1387 vailable1433 available1451 mightyc1460 stronga1475 very1475 authentical?1531 valid1571 validate1586 forcible1587 validous1603 1587 D. Fenner Def. Godlie Ministers sig. Viii The Lawe was enacted, and stoode forceable. 5. quasi-adv.= forcibly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with violence or force stithlya1300 strengthlya1400 sadc1425 enforcely1487 forcely?a1500 strainably1511 forcible1582 forceful1718 forcefullya1774 α. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias iii. 8 b Sea Woulfes..so wilde and fierce, that they do forcible set vpon men. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 621 Neither doth it strike or pierce the sight so forcible as the Rubies do. β. 1598 J. Manwood Treat. Lawes Forrest i. f. 6 The more forceable to shew the same, there is vsed this woord. Derivatives ˈforcibleness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or intensity of action > force or intensity of operation or effect strengthOE forcec1320 vigour?a1445 forcibleness1563 accent1591 edgea1593 strongnessa1604 keenness?1606 forcefulness1825 power drive1927 kilowattage1935 wattage1964 welly1977 1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors iii. f. 24 Either for y^e smal quantitie, & lesse forcibles [? a misprint; or perh. for forciblesse]. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. K4 Bewrayed, by that same forciblenes..of the writer. a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) vi. iv. 208 The forcibleness of its operation upon the heart of the Prophet. 1890 T. De W. Talmage From Manger to Throne 244 Mark's greater forcibleness of statement. 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