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forcedly

UK/ˈfɔː.sɪd.li/US/ˈfɔɹ.sɪd.li/

forcedly adverb: in a manner that is, or seems, forced.

Adverb

forcedly (comparative more forcedly, superlative most forcedly)

  1. In a manner that is, or seems, forced.
    • In the last 75 years, the two main resident choreographers who have reshaped the Paris Opera Ballet are Serge Lifar and Rudolf Nureyev, intelligent stars whose choreography was generally empty, pompously (Lifar) or forcedly (Nureyev) academicist, astoundingly anti-musical in emphasis, strong on...2007 December 15, Alastair Macaulay, “Class Acts: Paris Ballet Student Exhibitions”, in New York Times

Forms of forcedly

comparativemore forcedly
superlativemost forcedly

Origin of forcedly

From forced + -ly.

Questions about forcedly

What does forcedly mean?
Forcedly means in a manner that is, or seems, forced.
What part of speech is forcedly?
Forcedly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce forcedly?
Forcedly is pronounced /ˈfɔː.sɪd.li/ (UK).

Words near forcedly in the dictionary

  1. forced to be reckoned with
  2. forced update
  3. forced updates
  4. forced-birther
  5. forced-birthers
  6. forcedly
  7. forcedness
  8. forcefall
  9. forcefalls
  10. forcefed
  11. forcefeed

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