forcible
/ˈfɔːsəbəl/FAWR-suh-buhl
/ˈfɔɹsəbəl/FAWR-suh-buhl
Meaningdone by force
Common meaning: using physical force
- forcstrong, braveLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 770 · scan
- ibleable to be
Journey through time
- Latinfortis‘strong, brave’
- Middle Englishforcesource
- Englishforce‘strength or power’
- Englishformed in English from forceforcible‘using physical force’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from force + -ible.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FORCE, p.215 · scan
Roots
- fortis Latin “strong, brave”
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