different between forcible vs inexorable
forcible
English
Etymology
From Middle English forcible, forsable, from Old French forcible, from forcier (“to conquer by force”).
Adjective
forcible (comparative more forcible, superlative most forcible)
- Done by force, forced.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book II, lines 790-96, [1]
- I fled; but he pursued (though more, it seems, / Inflamed with lust than rage), and, swifter far, / Me overtook, his mother, all dismayed, / And, in embraces forcible and foul / Engendering with me, of that rape begot / These yelling monsters, that with ceaseless cry / Surround me, as thou saw'st—
- 1923, "Jim Crow Tendency," Time, 9 March, 1923, [3]
- Since the forcible ejection of pugilist Siki from the New York Bar in Paris, discussion of Negro rights has become serious.
- 2008, U.S. Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States
- Forcible rape, as defined in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Attempts or assaults to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included; however, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offenses are excluded.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book II, lines 790-96, [1]
- (rare or obsolete) Having (physical) force, forceful.
- Having a powerful effect; forceful, telling, strong, convincing, effective.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, Book III, London: George Routledge & Sons, 1888, p. 207, [5]
- But that which hath been once most sufficient, may wax otherwise by alteration of time and place; that punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin, may grow afterwards too weak and feebled.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing, Act V, Scene 2, [6]
- Thou hast frighted the word out of his right sense, so forcible is thy wit.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Job 6:25 [7]
- How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
- 1859, Francis Bacon, Historia Densi et Rari (1623), translated by James Spedding and Robert Leslie Ellis, in The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, edited by James Spedding, London: Longman & Co., 1861, Vol. II, section 388, p. 470,
- Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when broken; and so likewise in oranges or lemons, the nipping off their rind giveth out their smell more […]
- 1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian, Collins, 1998, Chapter 7,
- They all jumped up, shaking the water out of their ears and wringing their little blankets, and asked the Giant in shrill but forcible voices whether he thought they weren’t wet enough without this sort of thing.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, Book III, London: George Routledge & Sons, 1888, p. 207, [5]
- Able to be forced.
- 1831, Richard Burn, Joseph Chitty, Thomas Chitty, The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer (volume 1, page 793)
- […] it seems that an entry is not forcible by the bare drawing up a latch, or pulling back the bolt of a door, there being no appearance therein of its being done by strong hand, or multitude of people; […]
- 1835, Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Thomas Colpitts Granger, The Law-dictionary
- But an entry may be forcible, not only in respect of a violence actually done to the person of a man, but also in respect of any other kind of violence in the manner of the entry, as by breaking open the doors of a house […]
- 1831, Richard Burn, Joseph Chitty, Thomas Chitty, The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer (volume 1, page 793)
Derived terms
- forcible-feeble
- forcibly
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “forcible”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
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inexorable
English
Etymology
From Middle French inexorable, from Latin inex?r?bilis (“relentless, inexorable”) (or directly from the Latin word), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + ex?r?bilis (“that may be moved or persuaded by entreaty; exorable”). Ex?r?bilis is derived from ex?r?re (from ex?r? (“to persuade, win over; to beg, entreat, plead”), from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out of’) + ?r? (“to beg, entreat, plead, pray; to deliver a speech, orate”), from ?s (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?éh?os (“mouth”)) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n??ks???b?l/, /?n??ks??b(?)l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??n?ks??b(?)l/
- Hyphenation: in?ex?or?a?ble
Adjective
inexorable (comparative more inexorable, superlative most inexorable)
- Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. [from mid 16th c.]
- Synonyms: implacable, ineluctable, inescapable, unpreventable, unrelenting, unstoppable; see also Thesaurus:inevitable
- Antonym: exorable
- Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting. [from mid 16th c.]
- Antonym: exorable
- Adamant; severe.
- Antonym: exorable
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- inexorable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- inexorable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inexorabilis.
Adjective
inexorable (masculine and feminine plural inexorables)
- inexorable
Derived terms
- inexorablement
Further reading
- “inexorable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inexorable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “inexorable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inexorable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inex?r?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.n??.z?.?abl/
Adjective
inexorable (plural inexorables)
- inexorable
- Synonym: inéluctable
Derived terms
- inexorabilité
- inexorablement
Further reading
- “inexorable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inex?r?bilis.
Adjective
inexorable (plural inexorables)
- inexorable
Related terms
- inexorablemente
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