spontaneously

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From spontaneous +‎ -ly.

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spontaneously (comparative more spontaneously, superlative most spontaneously)

  1. In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.
    • 1998 May 26, C. Claiborne Ray, “Q&A; Spontaneous Combustion”, in The New York Times[1]:
      The idea that the body could spontaneously ignite was promoted by the 19th-century temperance movement.

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