incoercible

[ in-koh-ur-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being coerced or compelled.
2. Physics. (of a gas) incapable of being reduced to a liquid form by pressure.

incoercible

/ ˌɪnkəʊˈɜːsəbəl /

adjective

1. unable to be coerced or compelled
2. (of a gas) not capable of being liquefied by pressure alone

Word History and Origins

Origin of incoercible¹

First recorded in 1700–10; in- ³ + coercible ( def )

Example Sentences

Incoercible, in-ko-ėrs′i-bl, adj. that cannot be liquefied by pressure, said of certain gases.

From Project Gutenberg

But on the other hand, every one of us has to admit that the experience of life has confirmed the belief in our freedom which for a moment had been shaken by doubt and perplexity; and that faith, instinctive and incoercible, outlives every time the onslaughts of negation.

From Project Gutenberg

But even in such cases, if the teacher is not sluggish, if he displays a real spiritual power, the abiding existence of the barrier between the two minds proves helpful to the spiritual growth of the learner, who, because of his incoercible freedom, is impelled by the insufficiency of the master to affirm his personality with increased vigour.

From Project Gutenberg

How, then, is it possible to affirm the reality of an invisible, impalpable, incoercible being, ever changing, ever vanishing, impenetrable to thought alone, to which it exhibits only its disguises?

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