compulsatory
compulsatory adjective: enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
Adjective
compulsatory (comparative more compulsatory, superlative most compulsatory)
- Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
- But to recover of us, by strong hand / And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands / So by his father lost: ...c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Shall I patiently await the return of the guard destined to seize Father Brazilio, destined to conduct him a prisoner to Rome, and likewise destined to obtain the packet once written by Father Luitfrido, and deposited by him in the hands of the Abbot of St. Romuald, and which the absolution of a...1810, Louisa Sidney Stanhope, Di Montranzo
Forms of compulsatory
| comparative | more compulsatory |
|---|---|
| superlative | most compulsatory |
Origin of compulsatory
Latin compulsāt- (perfect passive participial stem of the Latin compulsō) + English -ory
Words formed from compulsatory
Questions about compulsatory
- What does compulsatory mean?
- Compulsatory means enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
- What part of speech is compulsatory?
- Compulsatory is an adjective.
Words near compulsatory in the dictionary
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