Definition of obligatory

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  • obligatory is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • obligatory is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • obligatory is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of obligatory

  • morally or legally constraining or binding (adjective)

    Examples

    1. attendance is obligatory
    2. an obligatory contribution
  • required by obligation or compulsion or convention (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he made all the obligatory apologies

See definition of obligatory in Merriam Webster