[more forceful; most forceful] 1 : having a strong and confident quality
▪ He has a very forceful personality. ▪ She's a confident and forceful leader. 2 : expressed in a way that is effective and that influences people's thoughts and ideas
▪ They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system. 3 : done with military or physical force
▪ The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.
▪ He has a very forceful personality. ▪ She's a confident and forceful leader.
▪ They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.
▪ The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.
— force·ful·ly adverb
▪ speaking forcefully
▪ speaking forcefully
— force·ful·ness noun [noncount]
▪ the forcefulness of her argument/personality
▪ the forcefulness of her argument/personality







