Unwilled

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not disposed of in a legal will. not-comparable

    "Or is it to go no further than to condemn such a law as that which in England gives unwilled lands to the eldest son?"

  2. 2
    Not willed or wished for. not-comparable

    "In early infancy activity is entirely purposeless and unwilled, merely the instinctive movement of every part of the body."

Adjective
  1. 1
    without deliberate volition, desire, or intention wordnet

Synonyms

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automaticblindcasualcompulsiveconditionedforced

Example

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"Or is it to go no further than to condemn such a law as that which in England gives unwilled lands to the eldest son?"

Etymology

From un- + willed.

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