unconsciously

Definition

In an unconscious manner; unknowingly

Etymology

From un- + consciously, and more rarely, from unconscious + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "Emily had thought she was accustomed to consider Lorraine attached to another; but that vague hope which lingers so unconsciously in the human heart, or not so much hope as uncertainty, that had as yet given no tangible shape to her rival, had ill prepared her to find that rival in her own familiar companion."