automatically

From automatic +‎ -ally.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/, /ˈɔːtəˌmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/, [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk(.ə)li]
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/, [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk(.ə)li]

    • Audio (General American, cot–caught merger):

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• Hyphenation: au‧to‧mat‧ic‧al‧ly

automatically (comparative more automatically, superlative most automatically)

1. In an automatic manner.
   • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:

     The mere existence of a dictionary of a certain variety of English does not automatically confer acceptance of that variety.

   • 2024 March 29, Tami Luhby, “Social Security slashes amount of overpayments beneficiaries must pay back”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it will no longer automatically withhold 100% of the overpayment amount from recipients’ monthly benefits. Instead, it will collect 10% – or $10, whichever is greater – to recover the overpayment.