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View synonyms for unwilled

unwilled

[ uhn-wild ]

adjective

  1. not willed; will; involuntary; unintentional:

    an unwilled accident.



unwilled

/ ʌnˈwɪld /

adjective

  1. not intentional; involuntary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unwilled1

First recorded in 1530–40; un- 1 + willed
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Example Sentences

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

She wriggled her legs and hips against him in small, almost unwilled movements.

"Age cannot wither, nor custom stale—" To his instinctive, unwilled fancy, she was Cleopatra.

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