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Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. -- For*bear"ing*ly, adv.

or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict. More than I have said . . . The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon. Shak.

The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing. [Obs.] ow hast thou yield to transgress The strict forbiddance. Milton.

Prohibited; interdicted. I kniw no spells, use no forbidden arts. Milton. Forbidden fruit. (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. (b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana). The name is given in different places to several varieties of…

In a forbidden or unlawful manner. Shak.

One who forbids. Milton.

aising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.

Very black. [Obs.] As any raven's feathers it shone forblack. Chaucer.

p. p. of Forbid. Chaucer.

imp. of Forbear.

p. p. of Forbear.

To bruise sorely or exceedingly. [Obs.] All forbrosed, both back and side. Chaucer.

Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.] To tell her if her child went ought forby. Chaucer. To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the sides of the city without let. Robynson (More's Utopia).

To cut completely; to cut off. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To stuff; to lard; to farce. [R.] Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit. Shak.

A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved piston.

Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. Forced draught. See under Draught. -- Forced march (Mil.), a march of one or more days made with all possible speed. -- For"ced*ly, adv. -- For"ce…

Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. -- Force"ful*ly, adv. Against the steed he threw His forceful spear. Dryden.

Having little or no force; feeble. These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me. Shak.

ed fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing. [Written also forced meat.]