COMPULSORILY

compulsorily, obligatorily, mandatorily

(adverb) in a manner that cannot be evaded; β€œthe ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied.”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

compulsorily (comparative more compulsorily, superlative most compulsorily)

in a compulsory manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*pul"so*ri*ly, adv. In a compulsory manner

Definition: ; by force or constraint.

COMPULSORY

Com*pul"so*ry, a. Etym: [LL. compulsorius.]

1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to complusion. This contribution therestening fall infinitely short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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