Forcible

Origin

From Middle French forcible

Full definition of forcible

Adjective

1. Able to be forced.
2. Having force.
• Bible, Job vi. 2How forcible are right words!
• Francis BaconSweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when broken.
• HookerThat punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin.
3. Done by force. Oxford American Dictionaries (MacBook widget)
• 2008, U.S. Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United StatesForcible rape, as defined in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Attempts or assaults to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included; however, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offenses are excluded.
4. Having a powerful effect; telling