Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obligatorily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
obli-ga-to-ri-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an obligatory manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English obligatory Middle English -ly English -ly English obligatorily From obligatory + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more obligatorily (comparative) most obligatorily (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does obligatorily mean?
In an obligatory manner.
Where does obligatorily come from?
Etymology tree English obligatory Middle English -ly English -ly English obligatorily From obligatory + -ly.

How to pronounce obligatorily

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