English edit

Etymology edit

obligatory +‎ -ly

Adverb edit

obligatorily (comparative more obligatorily, superlative most obligatorily)

  1. In an obligatory manner.
    • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 56:
      In essence, we evolved defenses that rendered us nearly invincible and allowed us to become obligatorily social.