obligatory
[ uh-blig-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ob-li-guh- ]
adjective
required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
incumbent or compulsory (usually followed by on or upon): duties obligatory on all.
imposing moral or legal obligation; binding: an obligatory promise.
creating or recording an obligation, as a document.
Origin of obligatory
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- ob·lig·a·to·ri·ly [uh-blig-uh-tawr-uh-lee, ‐tohr‐, ob-li-guh‐, uh-blig-uh-tawr-uh-lee, ‐tohr‐, ob-li-guh‐], /əˈblɪg əˌtɔr ə li, ‐ˌtoʊr‐, ˈɒb lɪ gə‐, əˌblɪg əˈtɔr ə li, ‐ˈtoʊr‐, ˌɒb lɪ gə‐/, adverb
- ob·lig·a·to·ri·ness, noun
- non·ob·lig·a·to·ri·ly, adverb
- non·ob·lig·a·to·ry, adjective
- un·o·blig·a·to·ry, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for obligatory
obligatory
/ (ɒˈblɪɡətərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
required to be done, obtained, possessed, etc
of the nature of or constituting an obligation
Derived forms of obligatory
- obligatorily, adverb
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