Meanings
comparative more compulsorily · superlative most compulsorily
- In a compulsory manner.
Soldiers were drafted compulsorily.
1 more example
These Governments [of Ireland and Northern Ireland] have now announced their intention to introduce measures enabling them compulsorily to purchase the railway.
1951 April, “Notes and News: The Fate of the G.N.R. (I.)”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 281
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a manner that cannot be evaded
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan obligatòriament, forçosament
- obligatòriamentin a compulsory manner
- forçosamentin a compulsory manner
Dutch verplicht
- verplichtin a compulsory manner
French compulsivement
- compulsivementin a compulsory manner
Hungarian kötelezően
- kötelezőenin a compulsory manner
Japanese 強制的に, 否応無しに
- 強制的に (kyōseiteki ni)in a compulsory manner
- 否応無しに (iyaōnashi ni)in a compulsory manner
Polish obowiązkowo
- obowiązkowoin a compulsory manner
Portuguese compulsivamente, obrigatoriamente
- compulsivamentein a compulsory manner
- obrigatoriamentein a compulsory manner
Russian принуди́тельно
- принуди́тельно (prinudítelʹno)in a compulsory manner
Spanish obligatoriamente
- obligatoriamentein a compulsory manner
Cite this entry
compulsorily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsorily
“compulsorily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsorily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compulsorily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsorily.
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