Congenitally

con·gen·i·tal  (kn-jn-tl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences: a congenital heart defect; congenital syphilis.

2. Being or having an essential characteristic as if by nature; inherent or inveterate: "the congenital American optimism that denies conflicts and imagines all stories having happy endings" Robert J. Samuelson. See Synonyms at innate.

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[From Latin congenitus : com-, com- + genitus, born, past participle of gignere, to bear; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·geni·tal·ly adv.