forcene

adjective

for·​ce·​ne

¦fȯrsə¦nā,

(ˈ)fȯr¦sēn

of a heraldic representation of a horse

: depicted rearing

Word History

Etymology

French forcené, frantic, mad, insane, from Old French forsené, past participle of forsener to be or become mad or furious, from fors out of, outside, except + sen mind, sense, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sin sense, mind

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Rhymes for forcene

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between