coercibly
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Definition of coercibly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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(uncommon)Coercively; in a way that is coercive; by coercion.
“As an instrument of economic warfare, then, the "oil weapon" can be defined as the ability credibly to threaten to withhold the supply of oil from certain oil-importing nations in order coercibly to effect a change in their political stance.”
“I would sooner consider that a cult since my taxes are coercibly taken from me, while my contributions to the ICC are voluntary.”
“[…] the vast and heavy communitarianism that seems to have regulated the immobile mechanics of oriental empires, or hordes, or Aztecs, not to mention Stalin, no doubt, with his “oriental” communist despotism enforcing commonality coercibly.”
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adv
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(uncommon)Coercively; in a way that is coercive; by coercion.
“As an instrument of economic warfare, then, the "oil weapon" can be defined as the ability credibly to threaten to withhold the supply of oil from certain oil-importing nations in order coercibly to effect a change in their political stance.”
“I would sooner consider that a cult since my taxes are coercibly taken from me, while my contributions to the ICC are voluntary.”
“[…] the vast and heavy communitarianism that seems to have regulated the immobile mechanics of oriental empires, or hordes, or Aztecs, not to mention Stalin, no doubt, with his “oriental” communist despotism enforcing commonality coercibly.”
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(rare)As a result of coercion; having been coerced; in a coerced manner.
“Industry will meet this obligation either voluntarily or coercibly through taxes.”
“Had the Persians, however, not transported those Paionians farther east, we must consider that hundreds of other Skudrians had also entered Asia and traveled to Parsa, either freely or coercibly.”
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Etymology
From coercible + -ly.
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