Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - forceful

1. If you describe someone as forceful, you approve of them because they express their opinions and wishes in a strong, emphatic, and confident way. He was a man of forceful character, with considerable insight and diplomatic skills. ADJ c darkgreen]approval • forcefully Mrs. Dambar was talking very rapidly and somewhat forcefully. ADV: ADV with v • forcefulness She had inherited her father’s forcefulness. N-UNCOUNT 2. Something that is forceful has a very powerful effect and causes you to think or feel something very strongly. It made a very forceful impression on me... For most people a heart attack is a forceful reminder that they are mortal. = powerful ADJ • forcefully Daytime television tended to remind her too forcefully of her own situation. ADV: ADV with v 3. A forceful point or argument in a discussion is one that is good, valid, and convincing. = powerful ADJ