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[ adjective ] happening or arising without apparent external cause
Synonyms Examples "spontaneous laughter" "spontaneous combustion" "a spontaneous abortion" Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)The Istiqlal found that the spontaneous solidarity of the independence struggle was not easily transposed to the more concrete , precise problems of internal politics . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)`` I have heard stories '' , he writes , `` of the most terrible , the most unnatural actions , of the most monstrous murders , told with the most spontaneous , childishly merry laughter '' . (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)Some who have written on Utopia have treated it as `` a learned diversion of a learned world '' , `` a phantasy with which More amused himself '' , `` a holiday work , a spontaneous overflow of intellectual high_spirits , a revel of debate , paradox , comedy and invention '' . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)When carving he was charged with spontaneous energy ; too_careful or detailed studies in clay and wax would have glued him down to a mere enlarging of his model . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] said or done without having been planned or written in advance
Examples "he made a few ad-lib remarks" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] said or done without having been planned or written in advance
Examples "he made a few ad-lib remarks" Related terms |
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