Meanings
adverbmandatorily (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a mandatory manner; not optionally; required.
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adverbin a manner that cannot be evaded
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishmandatory
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishmandatorily
Translations
German obligatorisch, zwangsläufig
- obligatorischin a mandatory manner
- zwangsläufigin a mandatory manner
Hungarian kötelezően
- kötelezőenin a mandatory manner
Portuguese obrigatoriamente
- obrigatoriamentein a mandatory manner
Spanish obligatoriamente
- obligatoriamentein a mandatory manner
Cite this entry
APA
mandatorily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandatorily
MLA
“mandatorily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandatorily. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mandatorily,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandatorily.
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