Adjective : A reply is desirable but not obligatory. ,duties obligatory on all. ,an obligatory promise. From Dictionary.com.
Use the other part of the pie to indicate how much of your circle is nonobligatory. From Wordnik.com. [Great Sex for Moms] Reference
I was the first to arrive for the nonobligatory lunch, and it was only reluctantly that he led me to the assigned table. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
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 rejecting the unhelpful ones. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy] Reference
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