"enforcive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more enforcive [comparative], most enforcive [superlative]
Etymology: From enforce + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|enforce|ive}} enforce + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} enforcive (comparative more enforcive, superlative most enforcive)
  1. Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive. Derived forms: enforcively
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