Both Uses of
spontaneous
in
The Idiot
- It was clear that he came out with these words quite spontaneously, on the spur of the moment.†
Chpt 1.9 *spontaneously = happening in a natural manner without planning or external force
- Was it not simple-minded, spontaneous humour?†
Chpt 4.7spontaneous = behaving in an instinctive, uninhibited manner OR happening naturally (without planning or external force)
Definition:
behaving in an instinctive, uninhibited manner
or:
happening naturally (without planning or external force)
or:
happening naturally (without planning or external force)