instinctively

English

Etymology

instinctive +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/

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• Hyphenation: in‧stinc‧tive‧ly

Adverb

instinctively (comparative more instinctively, superlative most instinctively)

1. 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

• instinctually

Translations

innately, by instinct, without being taught

• Catalan: instintivament
• Finnish: vaistonvaraisesti, vaistomaisesti (fi)
• German: unwillkürlich (de)
• Greek: ενστικτωδώς (el) (enstiktodós)
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• Hungarian: ösztönösen
• Italian: istintivamente (it)
• Spanish: instintivamente