Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (2)
1.
in an obligatory manner;
- Example: "this rule applies obligatorily"2.
in a manner that cannot be evaded;
- Example: "the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied."[syn: compulsorily, obligatorily, mandatorily]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Obligatorily \Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ly\, adv.
In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation. --Foxe.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
obligatorily
adv 1: in an obligatory manner; "this rule applies obligatorily"
[ant: optionally]
2: in a manner that cannot be evaded; "the ministry considers
that contributions to such a fund should be met from
voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily
levied." [syn: compulsorily, obligatorily, mandatorily]