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(adverb) by physical coercion / (adverb) by force of circumstances

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perforce



the atomistic individuality it posited at the foundation of the world formed the alienated vantage point of its own merely contemplative, i.e. powerless relation to this world, perforce conceived as an order of inviolable laws

—p.70 The Abolitionist—II (69) by Gopal Balakrishnan
notable
9 years, 1 month ago


the nation responsible for the Second World War and the Holocaust must perforce suffer enormous guilt

—p.184 Three Bad Reasons and Two Good Ones to Fear the Germans (173) by Peter Schneider
strange
9 years, 3 months ago


heaven must perforce be a place of serious noticing

—p.58 Serious Noticing (29) by James Wood
notable
9 years ago


Many older people, by choice or perforce, have no contact with children at all

—p.244 On Writing (223) by Ursula K. Le Guin
strange
7 years, 1 month ago