COERCIVE

coercive

(adjective) serving or intended to coerce; “authority is directional instead of coercive”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

coercive (comparative more coercive, superlative most coercive)

displaying a tendency or intent to coerce

(maths, of a function F) such that the ration of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity

Source: Wiktionary

Co*er"cive, a.

Definition: Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain.

– Co*er"cive*ly, adv.

– Co*er"cive*ness, n. Coercive power can only influence us to outward practice. Bp. Warburton. Coercive or Coercitive force (Magnetism), the power or force which in iron or steel produces a slowness or difficulty in imparting magnetism to it, and also interposes an obstacle to the return of a bar to its natural state when active magnetism has ceased. It plainly depends on the molecular constitution of the metal. Nichol. The power of resisting magnetization or demagnization is sometimes called coercive force. S. Thompson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition