intuitive

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While it may seem counter-intuitive, the apostrophe is only used when substituting a contraction for the phrase "it is."

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or arising from intuition.
  2. adjective Known or perceived through intuition. See Synonyms at instinctive.
  3. adjective Possessing or demonstrating intuition.

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  • I talked about that balance between intuitive, analytical. —  Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together
  • This is truly intuitive, a pleasure to use, (altought it's not bug free) and it's free. —  MacUpdate - Mac OS X
  • For example, last year, a federal court in New York took judicial notice that the iPod and iPhone "are critical to Apple's financial success" -- a proposition that certainly seems intuitive -- on the basis of an Apple press release posted on its Web site. —  Law.com - Newswire
  • "Minerva" - intuitive, spiritual - and the "Muse" - intellectual, practical.
  • Using the remote delivered with Mac Mini (and most of the other Macs too) the browsing was the most intuitive -- easy control with remote being one of the key aspects of Plex development. —  AfterDawn.com
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  1. = French intuitif = Spanish Portuguese Italian intuitivo, from Middle Latin intuitirus, from Latin intueri, look at, consider: see intuit, intuition.
 

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