Meaning

1 senses
  1. (dialectal, nonstandard, rare)By, through, or with force; forcibly

Origin

From force + -ly. Cognate with Scots forcely (“violently; vehemently”).

From force + -ly. Cognate with Scots forcely (“violently; vehemently”).

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Forms

more forcely, most forcely
Comparativemore forcely Lesson
Superlativemost forcely

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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