naturally

[ nach-er-uh-lee, -uhl-lee, nach-ruh-lee, -ruhl-lee ]

adverb

1. in a natural or normal manner.
2. by nature; innately or inherently.
3. of course; as would be expected; needless to say.

naturally

/ -tʃərə-; ˈnætʃrəlɪ /

adverb

1. in a natural or normal way
2. through nature; inherently; instinctively

adverb

1. of course; surely

Other Words From

• an·ti·nat·u·ral·ly adverb
• hy·per·nat·u·ral·ly adverb
• non·nat·u·ral·ly adverb
• qua·si-nat·u·ral·ly adverb
• sub·nat·u·ral·ly adverb
• trans·nat·ur·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of naturally¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; natural ( def ) + -ly ( def )

Example Sentences

That genetic lockup may be key to being able to naturally control the virus.

From Science News

Alexander Salerno, physician, Newark, New JerseyIn the case of a vaccine, the drug teaches your body how to create antibodies naturally so it can fight the illness long term.

From Ozy

By making precise cuts to DNA, geneticists insert or remove naturally occurring genes associated with specific traits.

From Singularity Hub 

That means writing a blog post with a link to your website embedded naturally and contextually.

From Search Engine Watch

Here’s a primer on 10 ways climate varies naturally, and how each compares with what’s happening now.

From Quanta Magazine

That means that Champagne is fermented a second time in the bottle when sealed closed, which naturally produces the bubbles.

From The Daily Beast

Were they innocent victims or did they conduct themselves in a manner that would naturally lead to their demise?

From The Daily Beast

The issue of low-skilled immigration naturally provokes intense nativist sentiments.

From The Daily Beast

We, on the other hand, on the police side, will naturally gear up to deal with any potential contingency that might occur.

From The Daily Beast

Which naturally begs the question, where is Kent drawing from?

From The Daily Beast

The unhappy applicant was naturally obliged to temporarily retire from the game, at all events for that night.

From Project Gutenberg

Naturally the conversation fell on the all-absorbing topic of the day and the object of his mission.

From Project Gutenberg

They had been permitted to sit up till after the ice-cream, which naturally marked the limit of human indulgence.

From Project Gutenberg

Naturally he did not take such pains to dodge Grandfather Mole—after the talk they had had.

From Project Gutenberg

Winifred, naturally a high-spirited and lively girl, soon recovered from the fright of that fateful Sunday evening.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• commonly
• consistently
• easily
• generally
• instinctively
• normally
• simply
• spontaneously
• typically
• uniformly
• usually