About The Word Compulsory
Learn about the word Compulsory to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Compulsory definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Compulsory
| Compulsory Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Compulsory?
[adj] required by rule; "in most schools physical education are compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Compulsory: mandatory | obligatory | required Related Terms | Find terms related to Compulsory: absolute | binding | choiceless | coactive | compelling | compulsatory | compulsive | conclusive | constraining | decisive | decretory | dictated | driving | entailed | exigent | final | hard-and-fast | imperative | imperious | importunate | imposed | inevitable | involuntary | irresistible | irrevocable | mandated | mandatory | must | necessary | necessitous | obligatory | peremptory | prescript | prescriptive | pressing | required | restraining | ultimate | urgent | without appeal | without choice See Also | Compulsory In Webster's Dictionary \Com*pul"so*ry\, a. [LL. compulsorius.]
1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to
compulsion.
This contribution threatening to fall infinitely
short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory.
--Burke.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Ganoid ‐ primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a…
- Electric lamp ‐ a lamp powered by…
- Profligately ‐ in a…
- Religious person ‐ a person who manifests devotion…
- Diplomatic immunity ‐ exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered…
- Erase ‐ wipe out magnetically recorded information [v] remove from memory…
- Subsidizer ‐ someone who assists or supports by giving…
- Cnidarian ‐ radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only…
- Cracker crumbs ‐ crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or…
- Uninteresting ‐ characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in…