obligatory
Use Obligatory in a sentence
əˌtɔr adjective
1.
required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
2.
incumbent or compulsory (usually followed by on or upon ): duties obligatory on all.
3.
imposing moral or legal obligation; binding: an obligatory promise.
4.
creating or recording an obligation, as a document.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin obligātōrius binding, equivalent to Latin obligā(re) to bind (see obligate) + -tōrius -tory1
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin obligātōrius binding, equivalent to Latin obligā(re) to bind (see obligate) + -tōrius -tory1
Related forms
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‐] , adverb
[uh-blig-uh-tawr-uh-lee, ‐tohr‐, ob-li-guh‐, uh-blig-uh-tawr-uh-lee, ‐tohr‐, ob-li-guh‐] , 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
Synonyms
2. necessary, imperative.
2. necessary, imperative.
Antonyms
2. voluntary.
2. voluntary.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | required to be done, obtained, possessed, etc |
| 2. | of the nature of or constituting an obligation |
| ob'ligatorily | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
And that the meeting is obligatory rather than welcome.
Equally obligatory was much of what took place on the screen.
Old warehouses, factories and offices are being converted into smart blocks of flats complete with obligatory swish penthouses.
There are a certain number of obligatory duties when you're a columnist.
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