obligatory
uhb li guh taw ree
- a morally or legally constraining or binding
attendance is obligatory
an obligatory contribution - s required by obligation or compulsion or convention
he made all the obligatory apologies
- After giving me the obligatory hazing about whether I'm old enough to drink, he pours me a glass.
- When someone of Grahams stature dies, the rush to eulogize often feels forced and the words themselves seem obligatory.
- Liu does pay obligatory tribute to his nation, but he revels in the limelight, belting out karaoke songs on Chinese TV and even engaging in flirty banter with pretty anchors on air.