forcefully

adverb

force·​ful·​ly ˈfȯrs-fə-lē 

: in a forceful, powerful, or emphatic manner

speaking forcefully

pushing forcefully through the crowd

She forcefully denied the charges.

Congestive heart failure develops when the heart becomes too weak to pump forcefully enough.

—Paul G. Donohue

Our child's disability forcefully reminds us of what really matters in life.

—Barbara Gill

Synonyms

• dynamically
• energetically
• explosively
• firmly
• forcibly
• hard
• mightily
• muscularly
• powerfully
• roundly
• stiffly
• stoutly
• strenuously
• strongly
• sturdily
• vigorously

Examples of forcefully in a Sentence

shut the door a little too forcefully and broke the glass

Recent Examples on the Web

Indigenous children were taken from their homes by government officials and sent to these schools to be forcefully assimilated into American culture. —Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024

But the emotional arc of the character is less forcefully conveyed outside of the music. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024

McKinstry picks him up by the backs of his arms and appears to forcefully lift him up and drop him in his chair. —Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024

Some Democrats have been somewhat receptive to the idea, while another contingent — including many of Biden’s allies in Congress — has forcefully rejected it. —Filip Timotija, The Hill, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above