unconsciously

[uhn-kon-shuhs]

un·con·scious

[uhn-kon-shuhs]
adjective
1.
not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
2.
temporarily devoid of consciousness.
3.
not perceived at the level of awareness; occurring below the level of conscious thought: an unconscious impulse.
4.
not consciously realized, planned, or done; without conscious volition or intent: an unconscious social slight.
5.
not endowed with mental faculties: the unconscious stones.
noun
6.
the unconscious, Psychoanalysis. the part of the mind containing psychic material that is only rarely accessible to awareness but that has a pronounced influence on behavior.

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Unconsciously is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1705–15; 1915–20 for def. 6; un-1 + conscious

un·con·scious·ly, adverb
un·con·scious·ness, noun
qua·si-un·con·scious, adjective
qua·si-un·con·scious·ly, adverb
self-un·con·scious, adjective
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unconscious (ʌnˈkɒnʃəs)
 
adj
1.  lacking normal sensory awareness of the environment; insensible
2.  not aware of one's actions, behaviour, etc: unconscious of his bad manners
3.  characterized by lack of awareness or intention: an unconscious blunder
4.  coming from or produced by the unconscious: unconscious resentment
 
n
5.  psychoanal See also collective unconscious subconscious Compare preconscious the part of the mind containing instincts, impulses, images, and ideas that are not available for direct examination
 
un'consciously
 
adv

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