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compulsorily

/kəmˈpʌl.sɚ.ə.li/
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Adjective:compulsory
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• adverb

1

In a manner required by law, rule, or authority; by compulsion rather than by choice.

Example

"The municipal council compulsorily acquired the vacant land to construct the new public transit line."

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• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the adjective compulsory plus the adverbial suffix -ly; compulsory traces back to Medieval Latin compulsorius ('compelling'), from Latin compellere ('to drive together or force').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Compulsorily. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/compulsorily
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