automatically

[ aw-tuh-mat-ik-lee ]

/ ˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk li /

without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.

by a device or process requiring no human intervention: The switch can be operated automatically or manually.

in a manner independent of a decision or action:Your membership will be renewed automatically.

(of a firearm) repeatedly for as long as the trigger is pulled: a rifle that fires automatically.

Origin of automatically

First recorded in 1710–15; automatic + -ly

Although Southern did not automatically equal neo-Confederate, at times the distinction could easily get lost.

Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern |Lloyd Green |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Tickets will be free, but anyone who has ever denied anthropogenic climate change will be automatically denied a boarding pass.

I Want My Damn Hoverboard! 12 Movie Inventions That Should Exist |Rich Goldstein |October 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As the Hooters press kit shows, an appreciation for breasts does not automatically translate to an appreciation of women.

The Misogynistic Companies Jumping On The Breast Cancer Bandwagon |Emily Shire |October 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In some places, teenagers accused of particularly heinous crimes are automatically tried as adults.

Paying Taxes and Going to Jail Like Adults; Teens Deserve the Right to Vote, Too |Jillian Keenan |October 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

I got my hands on an exclusive early test run of the Amiigo, a health gadget that automatically tracks gym exercises.

Amiigo Tracker Pairs Data With Deadlifts |Gregory Ferenstein |August 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She took in his civilian dress, typed it automatically, and came to an erroneous conclusion.

Mercenary |Dallas McCord Reynolds
A bell is automatically rung by the machine to warn the attendant that the desired length has been deposited into the can.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 |Various
All these weeks he had automatically made the entries as usual, and from Sunday, 1st June, the figures moved steadily upward.

The House by the River |A. P. Herbert
The letter moulds are then automatically returned to their proper magazine tube.

Inventions in the Century |William Henry Doolittle
A veteran would have recognized him as an old-timer and probable officer, and heeded, automatically.

Mercenary |Dallas McCord Reynolds