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Webster 1913 Edition


Forced

Forced

,
Adj.
Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure;
as, a
forced
style; a
forced
laugh.
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For′ced-ly
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,
adv.
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For′ced-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Forced

FORCED

, pp.
1.
Compelled; impelled; driven by violence; urged; stormed; ravished.
2.
a. Affected; overstrained; unnatural; as a forced style.