Meanings
adverbunvoluntarily (comparative more unvoluntarily, superlative most unvoluntarily)
comparative more unvoluntarily · superlative most unvoluntarily
- alternativerareAlternative form of involuntarily: not voluntarily, forcedly.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishvoluntarily
- Englishunvoluntarily
From un- + voluntarily.
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APA
unvoluntarily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvoluntarily
MLA
“unvoluntarily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvoluntarily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unvoluntarily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvoluntarily.
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