instinctively
English
Etymology
instinctive + -ly
Pronunciation
Adverb
instinctively (comparative more instinctively, superlative most instinctively)
- Innately; by instinct; without being taught.
- Fish instinctively know how to swim; most humans don't.
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 9, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 270:
- 'I am, perhaps, overgreedy, but I sense a good cook instinctively.'
Synonyms
Translations
innately, by instinct, without being taught
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