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    Definition of instinctively in English Dictionary

  • AdverbCOMmore instinctivelySUPmost instinctivelySUF-ly
    1. Innately, by instinct, without being taught.
      1. Fish instinctively know how to swim; most humans don't.
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • She has a way with animals, and they seem instinctively to trust her.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adverbs
      • Morphemes
        • Suffixes
          • Words by suffix
            • Words suffixed with -ly

      Other Vocabulary

      Look-Alike Words
      1. en instinctive
      2. fr instinctive
      3. fr instinctives
      4. en distinctively
      5. en institutively
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of instinctively for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "instinctively" is an adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.
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      Definiteness: Level 1
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