involuntarily

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Etymology

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From involuntary +‎ -ly or in- +‎ voluntarily.

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involuntarily (comparative more involuntarily, superlative most involuntarily)

  1. In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought.
    Her leg twitched involuntarily.
    He involuntarily overheard the conversation.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Last Letter”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. [], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 283:
      His eyes filled with tears, as he took up the glittering lengths. Their pale gold was lovely as ever; but there was something in the touch from which he involuntarily recoiled.

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