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instinctive

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in·stinc·tive  (n-stngktv)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct.
2. Arising from impulse; spontaneous and unthinking: an instinctive mistrust of bureaucrats.

in·stinctive·ly adv.
Synonyms: instinctive, instinctual, intuitive, visceral
These adjectives mean derived from or prompted by a natural tendency or impulse: an instinctive fear of snakes; instinctual behavior; an intuitive perception; visceral revulsion. See Also Synonyms at spontaneous.

instinctive or instinctual
Adjective
done or happening without any logical thought: an instinctive understanding of people
instinctively
instinctually adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.instinctive - unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
self-generated, spontaneous - happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"

instinctive
Translations
instinctive [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] adjinstintivo
instinctive [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] instinct adjinstinctif/ive
instinctive [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] instinct adjinstinktiv
instinctive [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] adjistintivo/a


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I think that even then I had an instinctive doubt whether formlessness was really better than formality.
 
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