Using force or strength; done against someone's will or resistance; with power or intensity.
From 'force' via Old French 'force,' from Latin 'fortis' (strong). The adverb form adds '-ibly' to create the sense of 'in a forceful manner' or 'by force.'
The root word 'fortis' (strong) also gives us 'fort' (a strong place) and 'comfort' (literally 'with strength'), so 'forcibly' connects to this ancient idea that strength has always been linked to protection and power.
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