English → Latin
“forcibly” in Latin
vīsstrength; might; vigor; capability (physical)vehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphaticvaldēvery, very much, exceedingly; strongly, vigorously, intenselynervōsussinewy; nervous; vigorous, energeticgravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hard
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
forcibly
By force, vi: per vim: per potestatem (of a magistrate, etc., Cic.).
Strongly, vehementer: valde (vehemently): nervose: graviter. SYN. in FORCE or FORCIBLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for forcibly?
- The usual Latin words for “forcibly” are vīs, vehemēns, valdē; also nervōsus, gravis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.