different between forcibly vs heavily

English

Etymology

From Middle English forceably, equivalent to forcible +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??s?bli/

Adverb

forcibly

1. In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, Scene 4, [1]

     And suddenly; where injury of chance / Puts back leave-taking, justles roughly by / All time of pause, rudely beguiles our lips / Of all rejoindure, forcibly prevents / Our lock'd embrasures […]

2. In a forcible manner, with force, with powerful effect, powerfully, strongly.
   • 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, Chapter, [2]

     It was now cold, winter weather: forcibly recalling to his mind under what circumstances he had first travelled that road, and how many vicissitudes and changes he had since undergone.

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Alternative forms

• heauily (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English hevely, hevyliche, from Old English hefi?l??e (“heavily; grievously”), equivalent to heavy +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?v?li/

Adverb

heavily (comparative more heavily, superlative most heavily)

1. In a heavy manner.
2. With a great weight.

3. To a considerable degree, to a great extent.

   • An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.

4. In a manner designed for heavy duty.
5. So as to be thick or heavy.

6. In a laboured manner.

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