Fōr'çi-ble, a.
a. [O. Eng. forceable, O. Fr. forceable.]
Sense 1. Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive.
How forcible are right words! Job vi. 25.
Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when broken. Bacon.
But I have reasons strong and forcible. Shak.
That punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin. Hooker.
He is at once elegant and sublime, forcible and ornamented. South.
Sense 2. Attended or marked by excessive force or violence; violent; impetuous.
Like mingled streams, more forcible when joined. Prior.
Sense 3. Using force against opposition or resistance.
Sense 4. Obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction.
The abdication of King James . . . forcible and unjust. Swift.
Forcible entry and detainer (Law), the entering upon and taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual force and violence, and with a strong hand, to the hinderance of the person having the right to enter. Blackstone. Craig.
Synonyms—Violent; powerful; strong; mighty; potent; weighty; impressive; cogent.