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forced definition

forced (fôrst)

adjective

  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 landing
  4. at a pace faster than usual a forced march

Related Forms:

  • forcedly forc′ed·ly (fôrs′id lē) adverb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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