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mandatorily

mandatorily adverb: in a mandatory manner; not optionally; required.

Adverb

mandatorily (not comparable)

  1. In a mandatory manner; not optionally; required.
    Synonyms:
    nonoptionally

Synonyms of mandatorily

Antonyms

Origin of mandatorily

From mandatory + -ly.

Words formed from mandatorily

Questions about mandatorily

What does mandatorily mean?
Mandatorily means in a mandatory manner; not optionally; required.
What part of speech is mandatorily?
Mandatorily is an adverb.

Words near mandatorily in the dictionary

  1. Mandates of Heaven
  2. mandating
  3. mandative
  4. mandator
  5. mandatories
  6. mandatorily
  7. mandatoriness
  8. mandators
  9. mandatory
  10. mandatory detention
  11. Mandatory Palestine

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