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compulsative, a. rare—1.|kəmˈpʌlsətɪv|
[f. L. compulsāt- ppl. stem of compulsāre, freq. of compellĕre: see compel and -ive.]
Of the nature of compulsion, compulsory.
1602Shakes. Ham. i. i. 103 (Ff.) To recouer of vs by strong hand And termes Compulsatiue [Qq. compulsatory], those foresaid Lands.
Hence comˈpulsatively adv.
1844Alb. Smith J. Ledbury xxx, Deeming it compulsatively incumbent upon every one who, etc. 1879Halliwell Hamlet Memoranda 70 To revive a repulsive action compulsatively adopted by the old players. |