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forceful

English

Alternative forms

  • forcefull (archaic)

Etymology

From force +? -ful.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?f??sf?l/
  • Hyphenation: force?ful

Adjective

forceful (comparative more forceful, superlative most forceful)

  1. Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.

Synonyms

  • forcible

Antonyms

  • gentle

Derived terms

  • forcefully

Translations

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gripping

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /????p??/
  • Rhymes: -?p??

Adjective

gripping (comparative more gripping, superlative most gripping)

  1. Which catches someone's attention; exciting
    a gripping action film
    Synonyms: interesting, absorbing, fascinating

Verb

gripping

  1. present participle of grip

Noun

gripping (plural grippings)

  1. Obsolete form of griping. (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
    • 1727, Alexander Hamilton, A new account of the East Indies
      The same Night it began to operate by Grippings and Sweating, and he being bred a Surgeon, took some Medicines to correct the Grippings, which in some Measure the Medicine did, but he lost his Appetite []

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