nonmandatorily

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adverb

In a way that is not mandatory.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adverbnonmandatorily (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a way that is not mandatory.

    […]reducing the average sentence length for all nonmandatorily sentenced inmates[…]

    2003, Kathleen Auerhahn, Selective incapacitation and public policy, page 88

Origin

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APA

nonmandatorily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmandatorily

MLA

“nonmandatorily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmandatorily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmandatorily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmandatorily.

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