instinctively

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/ See IPA manual

Freq #21050

Meanings

1

adv
Automatically and without thinking, from a natural feeling.

She instinctively grabbed the child before he fell.
2

adv
By natural instinct, without having been taught.

Fish instinctively know how to swim.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · automatically and without... instinctually

Etymology

From instinctive + -ly.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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