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instinctive
[ in-stingk-tiv ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
an instinctive will to survive.
Synonyms: unpremeditated, intuitive, spontaneous
instinctive
/ ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv /
adjective
- of, relating to, or resulting from instinct
- conditioned so as to appear innate
an instinctive movement in driving
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Derived Forms
- inˈstinctively, adverb
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Other Words From
- in·stinc·tive·ly in·stinc·tu·al·ly adverb
- half-in·stinc·tive adjective
- non·in·stinc·tive adjective
- non·in·stinc·tu·al adjective
- sem·i-in·stinc·tive adjective
- un·in·stinc·tive adjective
- un·in·stinc·tive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of instinctive1
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Example Sentences
Gilbert and Ratelle had played together since they were boys in Montreal and had an instinctive sense of where the other would be on any given play.
When I said no, there’s an instinctive element to it, I was heavily criticized.
The communication slowly began to feel more instinctive as they practiced walking city streets.
These organizations have an instinctive feel for consistently delighting customers, making the experience itself a reason to come back and a reason to recommend to others.
Ultimately, I was looking for the cues that trigger instinctive behaviors in mice.
Fortunately for the GOP, Americans have an instinctive appreciation for the seriousness of the charges facing the IRS.
Simmons, an instinctive high roller (his chief assistant was even named "Mogel"), did not require much convincing.
He and I were still learning how to accomplish the instinctive art of breastfeeding.
In each role he seemed to be behaving, not acting; every gesture and inflection was instinctive.
At the age of 9, Daniel Radcliffe was catapulted towards Harry Potter and Hollywood immortality by a single, instinctive wink.
High-minded and possessing a keen sense of honor himself, he had an instinctive aversion to anything mean or low in others.
Only by Smith's instinctive sense of direction did we make any headway toward the mouth of Sage Creek.
She was struck with his singularity, and impressed with an instinctive consciousness of his peculiar genius.
Blood-shed, oppression, extortion, and all the instinctive habits of the shrewd savage were again rife.
I recognize her with that instinctive certainty that is stronger than all convictions supported by all the proofs imaginable.
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