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Meaning of 'instinctive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Instinctive [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to instinct; derived from, or prompted by, instinct; of the nature of instinct; determined by natural impulse or propensity; acting or produced without reasoning, deliberation, instruction, or experience; spontaneous.

Meaning of 'instinctive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . instinctive [ s]
Meaning (1):
- unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
Example in sentence:
  • a cat's natural aversion to water;
  • offering to help was as instinctive as breathing

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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