coercibleadj.
/kəʊˈəːsɪb(ə)l/ 1. That can be coerced.
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society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > able to be compelled
compellable1530
forceable1574
constrainable1593
coercible1656
compulsible1660
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Coercible, which may be bridled or restrained.
1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.
1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 171 The tradesman..is a coercible member of the community.
2. Of gases: Compressible; (in later use sometimes) condensible.
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the world > matter > gas > [adjective] > having specific attributes
coercible1777
condensable1788
indifferent1886
resurgent1908
propellant1945
1777 J. J. de Magalhães Descr. Glass Apparatus Min. Waters 46 The other elastic but likewise coercible fluid which we call dephlogisticated air [nitrogen].
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