Etymology

forcible

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Today it means: Done by force, forced. Full definition →

Middle English forcible ← Old French forcible
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  1. Old French · derived fromforcible
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforcible
  3. English todayforcible

From Middle English forcible, forsable, from Old French forcible, from forcier (“to conquer by force”), equivalent to force + -ible.

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