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naturally

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nat·u·ral·ly  (nchr--l, nchr-)
adv.
1. In a natural manner.
2. By nature; inherently.
3. Without a doubt; surely.

naturally
Adverb
1. of course; surely
2. in a natural or normal way
3. instinctively
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.naturally - as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
unnaturally - in a manner at variance with what is natural or normal; "The early Church not unnaturally adopted the position that failure to see the messianic character of his work was really caused by the people's own blindness"
2.naturally - according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help; "naturally grown flowers"
artificially, by artificial means, unnaturally - not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions"
3.naturally - through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy"
4.naturally - in a natural or normal manner; "speak naturally and easily"
unnaturally - in an unnatural way; "his other arm lay across his chest, unnaturally, as if placed there deliberately, for a purpose"

naturally
adverb 1. of course, certainly, as a matter of course, as anticipated
Translations
naturally [ˈnætʃrəlɪ] adv [speak etc] → naturalmente (= of course); desde luego, por supuesto, ¡cómo no! (LAM) (= instinctively); por naturaleza
naturally [ˈnætʃrəlɪ] natural advnaturellement
naturally [ˈnætʃrəlɪ] natural advnatürlich; [happen] → auf natürlichem Wege; [die] → eines natürlichen Todes; [occur] [cheerful, talented, blonde] → von Natur aus
naturally [ˈnætʃrəlɪ] advnaturalmente (= by nature) [gifted] → di natura


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Those contraries which are such that the subjects in which they are naturally present, or of which they are predicated, must necessarily contain either the one or the other of them, have no intermediate, but those in the case of which no such necessity obtains, always have an intermediate.
But then of course one would have to be naturally good and I'll never be that, so I suppose there's no use in thinking about it.
A beginning is that which does not itself follow anything by causal necessity, but after which something naturally is or comes to be.
 
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