"forceful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔɹsfəl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forceful.wav Forms: more forceful [comparative], most forceful [superlative]
Etymology: From force + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|force|ful|pos=adjective}} force + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} forceful (comparative more forceful, superlative most forceful)
  1. Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful. Synonyms: forcible, forcefull [archaic] Derived forms: forcefully Translations (powerful): силен (silen) (Bulgarian), мощен (mošten) (Bulgarian), energisch (German), zwingend (German), fórsúil (Irish), láthair (Irish), agresivu (Kabuverdianu), agresive (Kabuverdianu), cathach (Old Irish), poderoso (Spanish), potente (Spanish), enérgico (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "mošten",
      "sense": "powerful",
      "word": "мощен"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "powerful",
      "word": "energisch"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "powerful",
      "word": "zwingend"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "powerful",
      "word": "fórsúil"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "powerful",
      "word": "láthair"
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      "sense": "powerful",
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      "sense": "powerful",
      "word": "agresivu"
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      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "powerful",
      "word": "agresive"
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      "sense": "powerful",
      "word": "poderoso"
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      "sense": "powerful",
      "word": "potente"
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      "sense": "powerful",
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