(literary) (usually used after the verb) without being asked, invited or expected:
He walked into the room unbidden. * The memories came back to her unbidden and unwanted.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is unbidden a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, unbidden is tagged as adjective.
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