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]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is forceful a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, forceful is tagged as adjective.
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