"unforceable" meaning in English

See unforceable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unforceable [comparative], most unforceable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + force + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|force|-able|id1=negative}} un- + force + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} unforceable (comparative more unforceable, superlative most unforceable)
  1. Unable to be forced. Related terms: unforcible
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