forcefully

adverb

force·​ful·​ly ˈfȯrs-fə-lē How to pronounce forcefully (audio)
: 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

Examples of forcefully in a Sentence

shut the door a little too forcefully and broke the glass
Recent Examples on the Web However, as the excesses of the Trump administration grew worse, Springsteen spoke out more forcefully against him, particularly at his long residency on Broadway in the late 2010s. Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024 Another delivery worker gets on his knees to apologize to a cop who pulled him over for running a red light, before jumping up, forcefully pushing over his motorbike and sprinting across a road without regard to traffic. Chris Lau, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024 Only County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas has spoken out forcefully on behalf of the children who have died. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 The White House has forcefully pushed back on any false claims about the federal storm response, including how much aid victims can receive. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forcefully 

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Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forcefully was in 1663

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“Forcefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forcefully. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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