English
Etymology
intrinsic + -ally
Adverb
intrinsically (comparative more intrinsically , superlative most intrinsically )
In an intrinsic manner; internally ; essentially .
1918 , W. B. Maxwell , chapter 16, in The Mirror and the Lamp :The preposterous altruism too! [ …] Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.
Synonyms
Translations
in an intrinsic manner, internally, essentially
Catalan: intrínsecament
Chinese:
Mandarin: 本质上地 , 内在地 ( nèizàidi ) , 本質上 / 本质上 (zh)
Czech: vnitřně , skutečně (cs)
Dutch: intrinsiek (nl) , wezenlijk (nl) , innerlijk (nl)
Finnish: olennaisesti (fi) , luonnollisesti (fi) , itsessään
French: intrinsèquement (fr)
Georgian: შინაგანად ( šinaganad )
German: wirklich (de) , wesentlich (de) , eigentlich (de)
Hungarian: lényegében (hu) , valósággal
Italian: intrinsecamente (it)
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Japanese: 本来 (ja) ( honrai ) , 元来 ( ganrai ) , 元々 ( motomoto )
Korean: 본질적으로 ( bonjiljeogeuro )
Polish: wewnętrznie (pl) , zasadniczo (pl) , nieodłącznie (pl)
Portuguese: intrinsecamente
Romanian: intrinsec (ro)
Russian: по су́ти (ru) ( po súti ) , по существу́ ( po suščestvú ) , в су́щности ( v súščnosti ) , вну́тренне (ru) ( vnútrenne )
Spanish: intrínsecamente
Turkish: doğası gereği
Walloon: divintrinnmint (wa)
References
“intrinsically ”, in The Century Dictionary [ … ] , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co. , 1911 , →OCLC .
“intrinsically ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC .