- forced adj
- [fɔːst]
(labour, marriage) forzato (-a)
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forced adj
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forced — (adj.) not spontaneous or voluntary, 1570s, pp. adjective from FORCE (Cf. force) (v.). The flier s forced landing attested by 1917 … Etymology dictionary
forced — [adj] compulsory, strained affected, artificial, begrudging, binding, bound, coerced, coercive, compelled, conscripted, constrained, contrived, enforced, factitious, false, grudging, inflexible, insincere, involuntary, labored, mandatory,… … New thesaurus
forced — [fo:st US fo:rst] adj 1.) a forced smile, laugh etc is not natural or sincere ▪ Oh, hello, said Eileen, with forced brightness. 2.) [only before noun] done suddenly and quickly because the situation makes it necessary, not because it was planned… … Dictionary of contemporary English
forced — [fôrst] adj. 1. done or brought about by force; not voluntary; compulsory [forced labor] 2. produced or kept up by unusual effort; not natural or spontaneous; strained or constrained [a forced smile] 3. due to necessity or emergency [a forced… … English World dictionary
forced — adj. Forced is used with these nouns: ↑bravado, ↑calm, ↑confession, ↑conscription, ↑conversion, ↑deportation, ↑entry, ↑evacuation, ↑eviction, ↑exile, ↑expulsion, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
forced — adj 1. enforced, required, obligatory, compulsory, involuntary; committed, obliged, constrained, compelled. 2. strained, unnatural, artificial, false, feigned, Sl. phony; overdone, stagey, far fetched, catachrestic; affected, stilted, Inf. put… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
forced — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)st[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A forced action is something that you do because someone else makes you do it. A system of forced labour was used on the cocoa plantations. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A forced action is something that you do because… … English dictionary
forced — forcedly /fawr sid lee, fohr /, adv. forcedness, n. /fawrst, fohrst/, adj. 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… … Universalium
forced-draft — /fawrst draft , drahft , fohrst /, adj. 1. using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers: a forced draft central heating system. 2. proceeding at full speed or intensity: forced draft production of the… … Universalium
forced — [[t]fɔrst, foʊrst[/t]] adj. 1) enforced or compulsory: forced labor[/ex] 2) strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced laugh[/ex] 3) subjected to force 4) required by circumstances; emergency: a forced landing of an airplane[/ex] • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
forced-draft — /fawrst draft , drahft , fohrst /, adj. 1. using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers: a forced draft central heating system. 2. proceeding at full speed or intensity: forced draft production of the… … Useful english dictionary
