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forceful
adj. strong, powerful, vigorous; effective; driven by force


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forceful
Adjective
1. characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
(antonym) forceless, unforceful, weak
(similar) bruising
2. forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
(synonym) emphatic
(similar) assertive



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入木三分
ru4 mu4 san1 fen1
Eating into the wood by three tenths on an inch.
Originally, this idiom was used to describe forceful calligraphy with bold strokes that ate into the wood. Nowadays the phrase mostly alludes to incisive writings or views. Penetrating. Profound. Keen.


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forceful
Synonyms and related words:
accented, accentuated, acid, active, acute, adventuresome, adventurous, aggressive, ambitious, animated, armipotent, assertive, authoritative, beefy, biting, bouncing, brisk, cogent, compelling, constraining, convincing, corrosive, cutting, decided, doughty, driving, dynamic, effective, efficacious, emphasized, emphatic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forcible, forcy, full of pep, full-blooded, full-strength, go-ahead, go-go, gutsy, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, hefty, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, husky, hustling, imperative, impetuous, impressive, in force, in power, in red letters, incisive, insistent, intense, iron-hard, irresistible, italicized, keen, kinetic, lively, living, logical, lusty, manful, meaty, mettlesome, mighty, mighty in battle, mordant, nervous, nervy, obstinate, operative, penetrating, peppy, persuasive, piercing, pithy, poignant, pointed, positive, potent, powerful, prepotent, puissant, punchy, punctuated, pushful, pushing, pushy, red-blooded, resounding, robust, robustious, rugged, ruling, sensational, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, smacking, snappy, spanking, spirited, stalwart, starred, steely, stout, strapping, strenuous, stressed, striking, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, take-charge, take-over, telling, trenchant, underlined, underscored, up-and-coming, valid, venturesome, venturous, vibrant, vigorous, virile, vital, vivacious, vivid, weighty, zestful, zesty, zippy
  

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forceful
forceful /'fɔ:sful/
tính từ mạnh mẽ sinh động; đầy sức thuyết phục
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