FORCIBLE
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
Etymology
Adjective
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