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adj. - Not required by rule or law.

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Usage examples (4)
  • Adjective : A reply is desirable but not obligatory. ,duties obligatory on all. ,an obligatory promise
  • Use the other part of the pie to indicate how much of your circle is nonobligatory.
  • I was the first to arrive for the nonobligatory lunch, and it was only reluctantly that he led me to the assigned table.
  • Of course, the friends would also prefer that even the nonobligatory suggestions be mostly good ones, so they won't have to spend too much time going through and...
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