Adjective

(en adjective)

Able to be forced.

Having force.

* Bible, Job vi. 2

How forcible are right words!

* Francis Bacon

Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when broken.

* Hooker

That punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin.

Done by force. Oxford American Dictionaries (MacBook widget)

* 2008 , U.S. Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States

Forcible rape, as defined in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Attempts or assaults to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included; however, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offenses are excluded.

Having a powerful effect; telling

Adjective

(en-adj)

Strained; tightly drawn.

Strict, very close or earnest.

Extreme in degree; excessive.

Extreme in size or strength.

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Stressful and tiring.

Very severe.