com|pul´so|ri|ness

com|pul´so|ri|ness
com|pul|so|ry «kuhm PUHL suhr ee», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. compelled; required: »

Attendance at school is compulsory for children over seven years of age.

SYNONYM(S): obligatory.
2. compelling; using force.
–n.
a required demonstration of skill in figure skating, gymnastics, and the like: »

All nine judges have placed Miss Linichuk and her partner in first place after the compulsories (London Times).

com|pul´so|ri|ly, adverb.
com|pul´so|ri|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • com|pul´so|ri|ly — com|pul|so|ry «kuhm PUHL suhr ee», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. compelled; required: »Attendance at school is compulsory for children over seven years of age. SYNONYM(S): obligatory. 2. compelling; using force. –n. a required demonstration of skill… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pul|so|ry — «kuhm PUHL suhr ee», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. compelled; required: »Attendance at school is compulsory for children over seven years of age. SYNONYM(S): obligatory. 2. compelling; using force. –n. a required demonstration of skill in figure… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pul´sive|ness — com|pul|sive «kuhm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. compelling: »She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. 2. using compulsion: »He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push. SYNONYM(S): coercive. 3. of or having to do with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pul´sive|ly — com|pul|sive «kuhm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. compelling: »She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. 2. using compulsion: »He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push. SYNONYM(S): coercive. 3. of or having to do with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pul|sive — «kuhm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. compelling: »She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. 2. using compulsion: »He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push. SYNONYM(S): coercive. 3. of or having to do with compulsion.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • pul — aca·pul·co; am·pul; am·pul·la; am·pul·la·ceous; am·pul·lar; am·pul·lar·ia; am·pul·late; am·pul·li·form; am·pul·lu·la; at·ta·pul·gite; cal·pul·li; car·dio·pul·mo·nary; com·pul·sa·tive; com·pul·sa·to·ry; com·pul·sion; com·pul·si·tor;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • compulsoriness — com·pul·so·ri·ness …   English syllables

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

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