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nonforcing

nonforcing adjective: not forcing.

Adjective

nonforcing (not comparable)

  1. Not forcing
    • Zia settled for a quiet, nonforcing (because he was a passed hand) two-diamond response.2007 April 9, “Same Fistful of Diamonds, Two Very Different Openings”, in New York Times

Origin of nonforcing

From non- + forcing.

Questions about nonforcing

What does nonforcing mean?
Nonforcing means not forcing.
What part of speech is nonforcing?
Nonforcing is an adjective.

Words near nonforcing in the dictionary

  1. nonforbidden
  2. nonforced
  3. nonforceful
  4. nonforcible
  5. nonforcibly
  6. nonforcing
  7. nonforeclosure
  8. nonforeign
  9. nonforeigner
  10. nonforeigners
  11. nonforeignness

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