unvolitional

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ volitional.

Adjective

unvolitional (comparative more unvolitional, superlative most unvolitional)

1. Not volitional; not intentional.
   • 1884, Henry Edward Krehbiel, chapter 3, in Notes on the Cultivation of Choral Music and the Oratorio Society of New York‎^[1], New York: Edward Schuberth, page 30:

     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.

   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, chapter 32, in Earthly Powers, Penguin, published 1981, page 207:

     […] Tom’s cough was revealed as clearly unvolitional […]

Synonyms

• involuntary

Anagrams

• involutional