involuntarily

involuntarily

English

Etymology

involuntary +‎ -ly

Adverb

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.

Translations

in an involuntary manner

Catalan: involuntàriament Esperanto: nevole French: involontairement (fr) Georgian: უნებლიეთ (unebliet) Greek: Ancient Greek: ἀκουσίως (akousíōs)

Italian: involontariamente (it) Polish: niechcący (pl) Romanian: involuntar (ro) Russian: невольно (ru) (nevolʹno) Spanish: involuntariamente (es)

References

• involuntarily in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• involuntarily in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.