Unconsciously

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  unconscious \un*con"scious\ ([u^]n*k[o^]n"sh[u^]s), a.
     1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental
        perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not
        knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man.
        --Cowper.
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     2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; resulting from
        neural activity of which a person is not aware; as, an
        unconscious movement; unconscious cerebration.
        "Unconscious causes." --Blackmore.
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     3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as,
        a mule unconscious of the yoke. --Pope.
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     4. Unintentional; as, an unconscious insult.
        [PJC] -- {Un*con"scious*ly}, adv. -- {Un*con"scious*ness},
        n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unconsciously
       adv : without awareness; "she jumped up unconsciously when he
             entered the room" [ant: {consciously}]