1 (of people) expressing opinions firmly and clearly in a way that persuades other people to believe them
SYNASSERTIVE:
a forceful woman / speaker * a forceful character / personality
2 (of opinions, etc.) expressed firmly and clearly so that other people believe them:
a forceful argument / speech
3 using force:
the forceful suppression of minorities
forcefully adverb:
He argued his case forcefully.
forcefulness noun [U]
