involuntarily
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
involuntary + -ly
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɒləntɹɪli/
- Hyphenation: in‧vol‧un‧ta‧ri‧ly
Adverb[edit]
involuntarily (comparative more involuntarily, superlative most involuntarily)
- In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought.
- Her leg twitched involuntarily.
- He involuntarily overheard the conversation.
Translations[edit]
in an involuntary manner
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References[edit]
- involuntarily in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- involuntarily in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.