| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced.[Websters]
2. Not capable of being reduced to the form of a liquid by pressure; -- said of any gas above its critical point; -- also particularly of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide, formerly regarded as incapable of liquefaction at any temperature or pressure.[Websters] 3. That can note be confined in, or excluded from, vessels, like ordinary fluids, gases, etc.; -- said of the imponderable fluids, heat, light, electricity, etc.[Websters] 4. Being invincible, insurmountable, indomitable or insuperable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb incoercibly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (incoercibly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective incoercible.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "INCOERCIBLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Incoercible \In`co*er"ci*ble\, adjective. [Prefix in- not coercible: compare to the French expression incoercible.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INCOERCIBLE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Not to be coerced or compelled; that cannot be forced. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
