spontaneously
English
Etymology
From spontaneous + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/
Adverb
spontaneously (comparative more spontaneously, superlative most spontaneously)
- In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.
- 1998 May 26, C. Claiborne Ray, “Q&A; Spontaneous Combustion”, in The New York Times[1]:
- The idea that the body could spontaneously ignite was promoted by the 19th-century temperance movement.
Translations
in a spontaneous manner
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