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Where does “forcible” come from?

Forcible comes from Middle French forcible, meaning capable of being done by force.

forcible (English): Done by force, forced; Having force, forceful;...

Definitions

  1. Done by force, forced; Having force, forceful;...

Ancestry of “forcible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchforcible—

Words derived from “forcible”

  • forcibly
  • forcibleness
  • nonforcible
  • nonforcibly
Every word from Middle French forcible →