obligately

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adverb

In an obligate manner.

“Near-synonyms: necessarily; mandatorily; imperatively; (sometimes) by nature”

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obligatorilynecessarilymandatorilyimperativelyby nature
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Meanings

adverbobligately (comparative more obligately, superlative most obligately)

comparative more obligately · superlative most obligately

  1. In an obligate manner.

    Near-synonyms: necessarily; mandatorily; imperatively; (sometimes) by nature

    Synonyms: obligatorily, necessarily, mandatorily, imperatively, by nature

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an obligate manner.

Similar
obligatorilynecessarilymandatorilyimperativelyby nature
Also see
by natureobligatorilyperforce

Origin

From obligate + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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