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forcedly

[fawrst, fohrst]

forced

[fawrst, fohrst]
adjective
1.
enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
2.
strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
3.
subjected to force.
4.
required by circumstances; emergency: a forced landing of an airplane.

Origin:
1540–50; force + -ed2

forc·ed·ly [fawr-sid-lee, fohr-] , adverb
forc·ed·ness, noun
qua·si-forced, adjective
un·forced, adjective
un·forc·ed·ly, adverb
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forced (fɔːst)
 
adj
1.  done because of force; compulsory: forced labour
2.  false or unnatural: a forced smile
3.  due to an emergency or necessity: a forced landing
4.  physics caused by an external agency: a forced vibration; a forced draught
 
forcedly
 
adv
 
'forcedness
 
n

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