See forcible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ubeditelen",
"sense": "having a powerful effect",
"word": "убедителен"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "having a powerful effect",
"word": "indrukwekkend"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "having a powerful effect",
"word": "impressionnant"
}
],
"word": "forcible"
}
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