compellingn.
/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/ The action of compel v.
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society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > action of compelling
constrainingc1380
forceagec1470
compelling1496
coarctinga1513
violencing1612
coercing1659
squeeze play1916
arm-twisting1924
1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) iii. xvii. 152/2 Whan seruauntes trauayll in the sondaye by compellynge of theyr soueraynes.
1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 48 These inconveniencies and dangers follow the compelling of set formes.
1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Prelim. Ess. 91 The expectation that..there is any compelling to the faith one who does not wish to believe, is absurd.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
compellingadj.
a. That compels: see the verb.In quot. a1616 many editors delete an; some instead emend a to as or so.
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society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [adjective]
strainable1483
compellatory?a1562
coactive1593
inforcive1596
enforcive1598
coercivea1600
constraining1602
constraintive1602
pulsive1602
compulsive1604
compulsatory1610
compellinga1616
compulsativea1616
compulsory1631
coercitive1632
coactinga1641
enforcinga1657
coercent1660
imposing1665
cogent1672
compellent1847
high-pressured1868
coercionary1884
steamroller1896
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. ii. 129 Vnder a compelling an occasion.
1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xxix. 47 With such compelling cause to grieve. View more context for this quotation
b. Of a person, his words, writings, etc.: irresistible; demanding attention, respect, etc.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep
sensiblea1393
solemnc1400
forcible1573
powerful1588
pressive1623
effectual1662
knock-down1690
impressive1775
imposing1783
effective1790
telling1819
home-coming1848
compelling1901
awesome1916
impactive1934
dynamite1942
fuck-off1962
1901 Westm. Gaz. 26 Sept. 2/1 Be he Time, or be he man, there is something entirely compelling about the figure.
1908 Daily Chron. 30 Sept. 3/4 The book is said to be very realistic and powerful, sincere and compelling.
1913 J. Conrad Chance ii. v. 364 There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
1930 Daily Express 22 May 19/2 Sir Oswald is..a compelling orator.
Derivatives
comˈpellingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [adverb]
constrainingly1382
compulsively1605
compulsorily1633
coactivelya1641
compellingly1654
necessitatingly1654
coercively1661
compulsatorily1748
compellably1818
compulsatively1844
1654 Bp. J. Taylor Real Presence ii. 27 Probably, obscurely, peradventure, but not evidently, compellingly, necessarily.
1887 M. Linskill In Exchange for Soul III. lxv. 253 Her hand was laid compellingly upon the arm of Damians.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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