voluntarily

adverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌvɒlənˈtɛɹɪli//
United Kingdom//ˈvɒləntɹɪli//
United States//ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli//

In a voluntary manner.

adverb

1
In a voluntary manner.
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.

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English voluntarie English voluntary Middle English -ly English -ly English voluntarily From voluntary + -ly.

Forms

comparative: more voluntarily
superlative: most voluntarily

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voluntarily · In a voluntary manner.

voluntary · Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.volunteer · One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of…volunteering · The act of voluntarily giving time and labor for charity or…

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