adverb
perforce
per-FORS/pərˈfɔːrs/
Because circumstances leave no choice.
The traveler uses the narrow footbridge perforce because the river blocks every other route.
Etymology
Literally “by force,” the expression originally referred to physical force or violence. In the selected sense, circumstances supply the compulsion: something happens because there is no real alternative.
In context
the Rope must perforce take part in The Accelerated motion of the chest and it transmits this motion to the body attached to it
More examples
- Without a car, she perforce relies on public transportation.
- The tiny kitchen limits us perforce to simple meals.
- When funding runs out, the project perforce comes to a halt.
Similar words
- necessarily
- Expresses necessity generally, not specifically the absence of choice.
- unavoidably
- Emphasizes that an action or outcome cannot be prevented.