FORCEFUL


Meaning of FORCEFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fɔ:(r)sfʊl ]

1.

If you describe someone as forceful , you approve of them because they express their opinions and wishes in a strong, emphatic, and confident way.

He was a man of forceful character, with considerable insight and diplomatic skills.

ADJ [ approval ]

• force‧ful‧ly

Mrs. Dambar was talking very rapidly and somewhat forcefully.

ADV : ADV with v

• force‧ful‧ness

She had inherited her father’s forcefulness.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

Something that is forceful has a very powerful effect and causes you to think or feel something very strongly.

It made a very forceful impression on me...

For most people a heart attack is a forceful reminder that they are mortal.

= powerful

ADJ

• force‧ful‧ly

Daytime television tended to remind her too forcefully of her own situation.

ADV : ADV with v

3.

A forceful point or argument in a discussion is one that is good, valid, and convincing.

= powerful

ADJ

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