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perforce

adverb

/pəˈfɔːs/

Meaning

by necessity; inevitably

He had to perforce accept the decision.

inevitably, necessarily, unavoidably, compulsorily

voluntarily, optionally

perforce accept, perforce agree, perforce adapt

in a tidy and orderly way; carefully and precisely

for the most part; chiefly; primarily

in a similar way

scarcely; only just; almost not

to a notably large degree; significantly; substantially

to a reasonable extent, not excessively