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Synonyms for involuntarily
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : in-vol-uhn-ter-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɒl ənˌtɛr i |
Définition of involuntarily
Origin :- mid-15c., from Late Latin involuntarius "involuntary," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin voluntarius (see voluntary). Related: Involuntarily.
- adv helplessly
- Involuntarily I gave way, and in she crept like a big baby, Biddy coming after.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Then there was a little crack, and Mary involuntarily looked at the lamp chimney.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- But as she sat "hooking-in," the window was darkened, and involuntarily she lifted her eyes.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- She turned the horse about, and involuntarily struck him with her little switch.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- Involuntarily he shrank back a pace, to the first step from the top.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Involuntarily his eyes fell upon the sentence in the middle of which he had broken off.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- Involuntarily he stretched out his arms towards her with a gesture of appeal.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- I asked the staff-captain, seizing him by the arm, and involuntarily rejoicing.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- On the way I involuntarily let the conversation turn on Bela and Pechorin.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- Wrayson involuntarily followed the direction of their rapt gaze.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
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