automatically
USaw-tuh-MAT-ik-lee/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/UKAW-toh-mat-ik-lee/ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/
- 1In a manner that operates by itself, without manual control or conscious effort.
The software updates automatically whenever a new version is released.
She automatically reached for her phone the moment it started buzzing.
Similarinstinctively, reflexively, mechanically, unconsciously
Oppositemanually, deliberately, consciously
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Origin
Formed from "automatic" combined with the suffix "-ally."