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voluntarily

adverb

  1. without coercion or payment
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ / /ˌvɒlənˈtɛɹɪli/ / /ˈvɒləntɹɪli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English voluntary Middle English -ly English -ly English voluntarily From voluntary + -ly.

  1. In a voluntary manner.

    But no state has voluntarily sought a statewide remedy to segregation in the 70 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawed government sanctioned, racially separate schools.