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Webster 1913 Edition

Compulsative

Com-pul′sa-tive

,

Adj.

[From L.

compulsare

, v. intens. of

compellere

. See

.]

Compulsatory.

[R.]

Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Compulsative

COMPULSATIVE

,

Adj.

[L., See Compel.] Compelling; forcing; constraining; operating by force.

Definition 2024

compulsative

compulsative

English

Adjective

compulsative ‎(not comparable)

(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
- Shakespeare, Hamlet I.i.
  Recover of us, by strong hand / And terms compulsative, those foresaid lands.