different between voluntarily vs unobstructedly

English

Etymology

voluntary +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?v?l?n?t???li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?v?l?nt??li/
• Hyphenation: vol?un?ta?ri?ly

Adverb

voluntarily (comparative more voluntarily, superlative most voluntarily)

1. In a voluntary manner.

Antonyms

• involuntarily

Translations

English

Etymology

From unobstructed +? -ly.

Adverb

unobstructedly (comparative more unobstructedly, superlative most unobstructedly)

1. Without being obstructed; without being hidden or blocked.
   • 1863, Henry David Thoreau, "Night and Moonlight", The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, Issue 72, pp. 579-583.

     It does not concern men who are asleep in their beds, but it is very important to the traveller, whether the moon shines brightly or is obscured. It is not easy to realize the serene joy of all the earth, when she commences to shine unobstructedly, unless you have often been abroad alone in moonlight nights.

2. (figuratively) Without hindrance or impediment; freely.

Synonyms

• (without hindrance): freely, unhinderedly

Antonyms

• (without being obstructed): obstructedly

Related terms

• obstruct
• obstructed
• obstructedly
• obstruction
• unobstructed

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