Obligatorily

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obligatorily \Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ly\, adv.
     In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation. --Foxe.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  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}, {mandatorily}]