— mandatorily , adv.
/man"deuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj., n., pl. mandatories .
adj.
1. authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
2. pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
3. Law. permitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified: a mandatory clause.
4. having received a mandate, as a nation.
n.
5. mandatary.
[ 1655-65; mandatorius. See MANDATE, -TORY 1 ]
Syn. 1. requisite, exigent.