unwilled

[uhn-wild]

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adjective

not willed; involuntary; unintentional: an unwilled accident.

Origin of unwilled

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

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Historical Examples

"Age cannot wither, nor custom stale—" To his instinctive, unwilled fancy, she was Cleopatra.
Aaron's Rod
D. H. Lawrence
In early infancy activity is entirely purposeless and unwilled, merely the instinctive movement of every part of the body.
The Unfolding Life
Antoinette Abernethy Lamoreaux

British Dictionary definitions for unwilled

unwilled

adjective

not intentional; involuntary

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

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

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