Enforcive

/ɪnˈfɔrsɪv/ adjective

Definition

Having the quality of enforcing or compelling; characterized by the application of force or authority.

Etymology

Created from 'enforce' plus the suffix '-ive,' which turns verbs into adjectives meaning 'tending to do that action.' This suffix comes from Latin '-ivus'.

Kelly Says

This is a ghost word that barely exists in English—'enforcive' doesn't appear in most modern dictionaries. It's the kind of logical word-formation that *should* exist (like 'compulsive' or 'coercive'), but historical accident kept it from catching on.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንግሥት ላይ አስገባ
men-gis-t la-y as-gaba
ARالعربية
مُكْرَح
mu-krah
BNবাংলা
বিনয়ম
bin-oyam
CACatalà
coercitiu
ko-er-si-tiu
CSČeština
vyžadovací
vy-zhado-va-ci
DADansk
påtvungne
pa-tvung-ne
DEDeutsch
erpresserisch
er-pres-ser-ish
ELΕλληνικά
επιβαλλόμενος
ep-i-val-lo-menos
ESEspañol
coercitivo
ko-er-si-ti-vo
FAفارسی
مجبوری
moj-bo-ri
FISuomi
pakottava
pak-o-t-ta-va
FRFrançais
coercitif
ko-er-si-tif
GUGU
બળવંત
bal-van
HAHA
yakin
ya-kin
HEעברית
כפייתי
k-fi-yit
HIहिन्दी
बलवादी
bal-va-di
HUMagyar
kényszerítő
ken-yer-shoo
IDBahasa Indonesia
memaksakan
me-maks-a-kan
IGIG
eje
e-je
ITItaliano
coercitivo
ko-er-si-ti-vo
JA日本語
強制的な
kyo-sei-teki-na
KKKK
жорт
jor-t
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
preu-bra-s
KO한국어
강압적인
gang-ap-jeok-in
MRMR
बळवंट
bal-van-t
MSBahasa Melayu
memaksa
me-maksa
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်လုပ်
lo-k-lo-k
NLNederlands
dwangmatig
dwang-ma-tig
NONorsk
påtvunget
pa-tvung-et
PAPA
બળવંત
bal-van-t
PLPolski
przymusowy
przy-mu-so-wy
PTPortuguês
coercitivo
ko-er-si-ti-vo
RORomână
coercitiv
ko-er-si-tiv
RUРусский
принудительный
pri-nu-dit-el-nyy
SVSvenska
påtvingande
pa-tving-an-de
SWKiswahili
lazim
la-zim
TAதமிழ்
அடக்குமுறை
a-dak-ku-mu-rai
TEతెలుగు
బలవంత
bala-vantha
THไทย
บังคับ
bang-kap
TLTL
pilit
pi-lit
TRTürkçe
zorlayıcı
zor-la-y-i-ci
UKУкраїнська
примусовий
pri-mu-so-vyy
URاردو
جبر
jabr
VITiếng Việt
bắt buộc
bat-bue-cu
YOYO
fẹ́ẹ́
fe-e
ZH中文
强制性的
qiang-zhi-xing-de
ZUZU
uphold
oo-hold

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