Hypertext Webster Gateway: "forceful"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Forceful \Force"ful\, a.
Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. --
{Force"ful*ly}, adv.

Against the steed he threw His forceful spear.
--Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

forceful
adj 1: characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not
necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a
forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a
forceful plan for peace" [ant: {forceless}]
2: forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document
contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious
liberty" [syn: {emphatic}]


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