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coercive


co·er·cive

adj \-ˈər-siv\

Definition of COERCIVE

: serving or intended to coerce <coercive power> <coercive measures>
— co·er·cive·ly adverb
— co·er·cive·ness noun
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First Known Use of COERCIVE

circa 1600

Rhymes with COERCIVE

aversive, detersive, discursive, dispersive, excursive, inversive, perversive, recursive, subversive

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