Unvolitional

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not volitional; not intentional.

    "The sigh and moan that speak of sorrow; the ringing shout that publishes joy—these must have been as unvolitional in primitive man as they are in us."

Synonyms

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involuntaryinvoluntary

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"The sigh and moan that speak of sorrow; the ringing shout that publishes joy—these must have been as unvolitional in primitive man as they are in us."

Etymology

From un- + volitional.

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