Bible Dictionaries
Forcible

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.

(2):

(a.) Violent; impetuous.

(3):

(a.) Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Forcible'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/forcible.html. 1828.