automatic

adjective (NOT CONSCIOUS)

/ˌɔ·t̬əˈmæt̬·ɪk/

Definition

› (of an action) done without thinking about it: Soon enough, taking her pill every morning became automatic.

(Definition of automatic adjective (NOT CONSCIOUS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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automate verb
automated adjective
automated teller machine noun
automatic adjective (CERTAIN)
automatic adjective (INDEPENDENT)
automatic adjective (NOT CONSCIOUS)
automatically adverb (CERTAINLY)
automatically adverb (INDEPENDENTLY)
automation noun
automobile noun
automotive adjective

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