involuntarily

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US /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ UK /ɪnˈvɒləntɹɪli/
adv Freq #41016

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    against one's will

    Prisoners are held involuntarily.

  2. 2
    adv

    In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought.

    Her leg twitched involuntarily.

Etymology

From involuntary + -ly or in- + voluntarily.

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