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intrinsically

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in·trin·sic  (n-trnzk, -sk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent.
2. Anatomy Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts. Used of certain nerves and muscles.

[Middle English intrinsique, inner, from Old French intrinseque, from Late Latin intrnsecus, inward, from Latin, inwardly; see en in Indo-European roots.]

in·trinsi·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.intrinsically - with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se"

intrinsically
adverb essentially, basically, fundamentally, constitutionally, as such, in itself, at heart, by definition, per se Are people intrinsically good or evil?
Translations
intrinsically [ɪnˈtrɪnsɪklɪ] ADVintrínsecamente
intrinsically [ɪnˈtrɪnsɪkəli] adv [good, bad, valuable, interesting] → intrinsèquement
intrinsically
advan sich; these instruments are intrinsically dangerousdiese Instrumente sind an sich äußerst gefährlich; intrinsically linked or connecteduntrennbar miteinander verbunden
intrinsically [ɪnˈtrɪnsɪklɪ] advintrinsecamente
intrinsically [ɪnˈtrɪnsɪklɪ] advintrinsecamente


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It is not enough that your designs, nay, that your actions, are intrinsically good; you must take care they shall appear so.
(3) Can we observe anything which differs in its intrinsic nature from the constituents of the physical world, or is everything that we can observe composed of elements intrinsically similar to the constituents of what is called matter?
And it's being me, Kostya Levin, who went to a ball in a black tie, and was refused by the Shtcherbatskaya girl, and who was intrinsically such a pitiful, worthless creature--that proves nothing; I feel sure Franklin felt just as worthless, and he too had no faith in himself, thinking of himself as a whole.
 
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