Definition
Having the quality of compelling or forcing; characterized by compulsion (rare variant of 'compulsive').
Etymology
From 'compulse' (to compel) plus the suffix '-ative' (tending to, characterized by). This represents an older or variant form of the more common 'compulsive.'
Kelly Says
The '-ative' suffix was more productive in Middle English than today—we still see it in words like 'talkative,' but most new psychological descriptions now use '-ive,' making 'compulsative' sound charmingly old-fashioned.
Translations
CACatalà
obligatori
o-bli-ga-to-ree
CSČeština
povinný
po-vijn-nyy
DEDeutsch
verpflichtet
fer-flicht-et
ELΕλληνικά
απαραίτητος
a-pa-ra-i-te-tos
ESEspañol
obligatorio
o-b-li-ga-to-ree-o
FISuomi
pakoltu
pa-kol-tu
FRFrançais
compulsor
kɔ̃-pʌl-sɔʁ
HIहिन्दी
वैकल्पिक
vaik-alp-ik
HUMagyar
kötelező
ko-te-le-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
wajib
wa-jib
ITItaliano
compulsivo
kom-pul-see-vo
MRMR
अनिवार्य
a-ni-va-ar-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
wajib
wa-jib
MYမြန်မာ
ပြဋ္ဌာန်း
pyi-tha-naung
NLNederlands
compulsorisch
kom-pul-so-rish
PAPA
обязательный
o-b-ya-z-at-el-nyy
PLPolski
obowiązkowy
ob-wia-z-kow-ee
PTPortuguês
compulsorio
kom-pul-so-ree-o
RORomână
compulsor
kom-pul-sor
RUРусский
обязательный
ob-yazatel-nyy
SVSvenska
påtvingad
pa-tving-ad
SWKiswahili
lazima
la-zi-ma
TAதமிழ்
மாட்டும்
maa-ttum
TEతెలుగు
అవసరం
a-va-sa-ram
TLTL
obligado
o-b-li-ga-do
TRTürkçe
zorunlu
zor-un-lu
UKУкраїнська
обов'язковий
o-bo-v'yaz-ko-vyy
VITiếng Việt
bắt buộc
bat-beo-cu
ZH中文
强制性的
qiang-zhi-xing-de