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instinctive
/ ɪˈɪŋɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, or resulting from instinct
conditioned so as to appear innate
an instinctive movement in driving
Other Word Forms
- instinctively adverb
- instinctually adverb
- half-instinctive adjective
- noninstinctive adjective
- noninstinctual adjective
- semi-instinctive adjective
- uninstinctive adjective
- uninstinctiveness noun
- ˈپԳپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of instinctive1
Example Sentences
You just don't see instinctive goals like that very often, certainly not from a player 15 minutes into his senior international debut.
He "sent it" around the outside with full commitment, and caught Piastri - an instinctive and clinical racer himself, normally - unawares.
Forest said Marinakis' decision to go on to the pitch was "instinctive" and "human", showing "just how much this team and its people mean to him".
All those years of churning out newsweekly copy helped make Whitaker an instinctive crafter of miniature character arcs who chooses the right details and paints portraits with swift, economical strokes.
"He was constantly wary of losing the ball, more concerned with avoiding mistakes than creating magic, a shift from instinctive to cautious that blunted his natural game," adds Balague.
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