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forceable

adj

Etymology

From force + -able.

  1. derived from *bʰerǵʰ-✻ — “to rise, high, hill”
  2. derived from fortis — “strong”
  3. derived from fortia
  4. derived from force
  5. inherited from force
  6. formed as forceable — “force + -able”

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of forcible (“able to be forced”).

    • Who may commit a forceable Entry, &c. and upon whom.

  2. Alternative spelling of forcible.

    • When Mr. Nygard will actually be sent to the United States was further complicated by an announcement from the Toronto Police Service that it has a warrant to arrest him on six charges of sexual assault and three of forceable confinement.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA