Forcibly means doing something by using physical force or strength, especially when someone or something is resisting. When firefighters forcibly open a locked door during an emergency, they might break it down with axes or special tools because they can't wait for a key. When a government forcibly removes people from their homes, it uses police or military power to make them leave against their will.

The word implies that force is necessary because cooperation or gentler methods won't work. A teacher asking students to sit down is not acting forcibly, but security officers physically carrying a protester out of a building are acting forcibly.

You'll often see this word in historical contexts: people being forcibly moved from their land, soldiers forcibly entering a city, or prisoners being forcibly restrained. The word forcibly emphasizes that physical power, not persuasion or agreement, made something happen. It often appears in situations involving conflict, resistance, or emergency, where someone with greater strength or authority compels others to do something they don't want to do.