# unwillkürlich

unwillkürlich is a German adjective meaning “spontaneous”. Forms: unwillkürlicher, am unwillkürlichsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: unwillkürlicher
- Superlative: am unwillkürlichsten

## In other languages

- Русский: невольный

## Adjective

1. spontaneous, instinctive, involuntary

## Adverb

1. instinctively
2. involuntarily

## Examples

- Haben Sie manchmal unwillkürliches Harnlassen? — Do you ever have involuntary urination?
- Der Mann an ihrer Seite begann unwillkürlich zu lächeln. — The man beside her began to smile involuntarily.
- Er lachte unwillkürlich. — He laughed in spite of himself.
- Ich brach unwillkürlich in Gelächter aus. — I burst out laughing in spite of myself.
- Der Richter musste unwillkürlich lachen. — The judge laughed in spite of himself.

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