forcible, physical, strong-arm
(adjective) impelled by physical force especially against resistance; “forcible entry”; “a real cop would get physical”; “strong-arm tactics”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
forcible (comparative more forcible, superlative most forcible)
Done by force, forced.
(rare or obsolete) Having (physical) force, forceful.
Having a powerful effect; forceful, telling, strong, convincing, effective.
Able to be forced.
Source: Wiktionary
For"ci*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. forcible forcible, forceable that may be forced.]
1. Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential. How forcible are right words! Job. vi. 2 Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when broken. Bacon. But I have reasons strong and forcible. Shak. That punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin. Hooker. He is at once elegant and sublime, forcible and ornamented. Lowth (Transl. )
2. Violent; impetuous. Like mingled streams, more forcible when joined. Prior.
3. Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction. In embraces of King James . . . forcible and unjust. Swift. Forcible entry and detainer (Law), the entering upon and taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual force and violence, and with a strong hand, to the hindrance of the person having the right to enter.
Syn.
– Violent; powerful; strong; energetic; mighty; potent; weighty; impressive; cogent; influential.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
