spontaneously UK /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/US /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ adverb1 •In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.The idea that the body could spontaneously ignite was promoted by the 19th-century temperance movement. — 1998 formsmore spontaneously · most spontaneously