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nonmandatorily

nonmandatorily adverb: in a way that is not mandatory.

Adverb

nonmandatorily (not comparable)

  1. In 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 of nonmandatorily

From non- + mandatorily.

Questions about nonmandatorily

What does nonmandatorily mean?
Nonmandatorily means in a way that is not mandatory.
What part of speech is nonmandatorily?
Nonmandatorily is an adverb.

Words near nonmandatorily in the dictionary

  1. nonmanagement
  2. nonmanager
  3. nonmanagerial
  4. nonmanagers
  5. nonmandated
  6. nonmandatorily
  7. nonmandatory
  8. nonmandibular
  9. nonmanganese
  10. nonmanic
  11. nonmanifest

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