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ad. By compulsion; by force.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
By or under compulsion; by force; compulsorily.
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ad. in a compulsive manner
Word Usage
"But as Kevin compulsively applied plaster to the sample boards like frosting to a cake — painting, spreading, smoothing, scraping — he couldn’t get the aged marine paint effect he was hoping for."