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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pul•so•ry /kəmˈpʌlsəri/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. - put into force by law or rules;
obligatory:compulsory routines in the ice-skating competition. - using compulsion;
compelling;
forceful:compulsory measures to control rioting.
n. [countable] - something that must be done as part of a contest:In the compulsories she scored the highest of all the ice skaters.
com•pul•so•ri•ly, adv. com•pul•so•ri•ness, n. [uncountable]See -puls-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pul•so•ry (kəm pul′sə rē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. - required;
mandatory;
obligatory:compulsory education. - using compulsion;
compelling;
constraining:compulsory measures to control rioting.
n. - something, as an athletic feat, that must be performed or completed as part of a contest or competition:The ice skater received a higher score on the compulsories than on her freestyle performance.
- Medieval Latin compulsōrius, equivalent. to Latin compul-, variant stem of compellere (see compel) + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1; compare compulsive
- 1510–20
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged voluntary.
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