voluntarily

From voluntary +‎ -ly.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌvɒlənˈtɛɹɪli/, /ˈvɒləntɹɪli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: vol‧un‧ta‧ri‧ly

voluntarily (comparative more voluntarily, superlative most voluntarily)

1. In a voluntary manner.
   • 2024 September 6, Tracey Tully, “Facing Entrenched School Segregation, New Jersey Tries Something New”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     But no state has voluntarily sought a statewide remedy to segregation in the 70 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawed government sanctioned, racially separate schools.

• compulsorily
• involuntarily