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unbidden

[ uhn-bid-n ]

/ ʌnˈbɪd n /

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adjective

not ordered or commanded; spontaneous.

not asked or summoned; uninvited.

Sometimes un·bid.

Origin of unbidden

before 1050; Middle English unbiden, Old English unbēden. See un-¹, bidden

Words nearby unbidden

unbend, unbending, unbent, unbiased, unbiblical, unbidden, unbind, unbirthday, unbitted, unbleached, unblemished

Example sentences from the Web for unbidden

In what threatened to be a hush, one of the visitors offered some unbidden news.

Hurricane Sandy Victim Jacob Vogelman’s Mother Remembers His Life |Michael Daly |November 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Unbidden, a great desire sprang up to lift for her whatever burden she was bearing, and bring light into those sad eyes.

Exit Betty |Grace Livingston Hill
If he have ideas, and be awake, it will come of itself, unbidden and unsought for.

Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching |Henry Ware
He put his load down gently; then, unbidden, rushed through the door for Brannon.

The Plow-Woman |Eleanor Gates

A few monks had crept in, but they were turned out by the heathen with bitter jeers, as unbidden intruders.

Serapis, Complete |Georg Ebers
But now it was she who lingered, unbidden, with something on her mind of which she desired to speak.

A Secret Inheritance (Volume 1 of 3) |B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

British Dictionary definitions for unbidden

unbidden

/ (ʌnˈbɪdən) /

adjective

not ordered or commanded; voluntary or spontaneous

not invited or asked