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Meaning of FORCEFUL

Pronunciation:  'fowrsful

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
  2. [adj]  characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
 
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 Synonyms: assertive, bruising, cogent, drastic, emphatic, exclamatory, firm, forcible, impellent, impetuous, physical, sharp, strong, strong-arm, telling, weighty
 
 Antonyms: forceless, unforceful, weak
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Force"ful\, a.
Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. --
{Force"ful*ly}, adv.
      Against the steed he threw His forceful spear.
                                               --Dryden.
 
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