autonomically
7.4
Works by itself without someone controlling it, like a heating system
- adverb
- /ɔːˈtɒnəmɪkli/
- Specialized
:
automáticamente
- Friends trade favors, lend property, and provide services to each other autonomically, without a close keeping of accounts.
Examples
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Neck muscles pump autonomically, engorging as water begins to circulate again.
Fiction book (1994) -
The body's organs function autonomically, managing their activities independently without conscious oversight.
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When the temperature drops, our body responds autonomically to maintain a stable internal environment.
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Breathing usually occurs autonomically, allowing us to focus on other activities without thinking about it.
Synonyms
automatically
vsautonomically
77
2.9
Without thinking, as a natural reaction
emphasizes internal regulation rather than unconscious reflex actions
autonomously
vsautonomically
4
5.3
In a way that is independent and not controlled by others
is about internal self-management and automatic operation rather than mere independence
How Autonomous
Surface Forms
autonomically positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word autonomically comes from Greek parts auto- 'self' and nomos 'rule', the same idea behind automatic and autonomy. So, when a machine or system adjusts or works 'by itself' without outside control, it is acting autonomically.