Instinctively
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Instinctively is an adverb meaning Innately; by instinct; without being taught.
Meaning
Innately; by instinct; without being taught.
Example Sentences
Fish instinctively know how to swim; most humans don't.
'I am, perhaps, overgreedy, but I sense a good cook instinctively.'
She loved him so passionately, and he was so godlike in her eyes; and being, though untrained, instinctively refined, her nature cried for his tutelary guidance.
While Conservative and Labour MPs instinctively had deep political differences, they were united in the cold view that at the end of the 1950s, Britain's railways were friendless and almost finished.
Synonyms for instinctively
Depending on context, synonyms include instinctually.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spontaneously, intuitively, instinctually, innately, naturally, inherently.
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