unreasoningly


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un·rea·son·ing

 (ŭn-rē′zə-nĭng)
adj.
Not governed or moderated by reason.
un·rea′son·ing·ly adv.
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Adv.1.unreasoningly - in an unreasoning visceral manner
viscerally
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