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Optional vs Optionary - What's the difference?

optional | optionary |

As adjectives the difference between optional and optionary

is that optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while optionary is alternative form of optional.

optional

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
    • On that beach clothing is entirely optional .

    Antonyms

    * obligatory * mandatory * compulsory

    Related terms

    * option * optionality

    optionary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * 1856 , The Presbyterian magazine (volume 6, page 429)
    • The idea that giving is a mere optionary thing, to be done, or not done, as one pleases, seems to be the prevailing one at present.