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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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, unforceful]
    2: forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document
       contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious
       liberty" [syn: emphatic, forceful]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Forceful \Force"ful\, a.
   Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. --
   Force"ful*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]

         Against the steed he threw
         His forceful spear.                      --Dryden.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Forceful:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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