coercive

1. 1.

   serving or intended to coerce

   “authority is directional instead of coercive”

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Questions about coercive

What does coercive mean?

coercive means "serving or intended to coerce".

How many syllables are in coercive?

coercive has 3 syllables: co-er-cive. The stress falls on "er". In IPA it is /koʊˈɝsɪv/.

Is coercive a common word?

coercive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.