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< compulsive

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com·pul·so·ry

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ADJECTIVE:

Obligatory; required: a compulsory examination.
Employing or exerting compulsion; coercive.

NOUN:
Sports pl. com·pul·so·ries

An element, such as a dive or school figure, required of all competitors in an athletic competition. Often used in the plural.

OTHER FORMS:
com·pulso·ri·ly (Adverb), com·pulso·ri·ness (Noun)

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