Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an innate manner; by birth.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb Naturally.

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  • adverb In an innate manner, referring to a property that is possessed merely by its nature.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in an innate manner

Etymologies

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innate +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • I recently realized that most men do that innately, which is why they incorporate sports metaphors into their business conversations.

    Leslie Grossman: What Leaders Can Learn from a Baseball Umpire 2009

  • The issue of whether anything can truly be classified or characterized as innately “male” or innately “female” has never been definitively answered, even though Patriarchal structures throughout human history have either just made up answers to this question, or hoped desperately that science would provide something that would help them justify the abuse and subjugation of women and those perceived to be “like” women.

    Because You Have a Belly-Button 2008

  • The issue of whether anything can truly be classified or characterized as innately “male” or innately “female” has never been definitively answered, even though Patriarchal structures throughout human history have either just made up answers to this question, or hoped desperately that science would provide something that would help them justify the abuse and subjugation of women and those perceived to be “like” women.

    Because You Have a Belly-Button 2008

  • The troops kind of innately believe that what they're doing is important, but in truth to tell, they're not really certain why.

    CNN Transcript Dec 2, 2003 2003

  • American prostitutes gave the lie not only to the Victorian belief that women were innately asexual but also to the common assumption that women were incapable of defending themselves from physical violence.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • That encouragement comes naturally from the heart because one believes in it innately and without any qualification.

    ‘Don’t tell me words don’t matter.’ - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009

  • To the left, the worldscape becomes innately malevolent, permeated by monstra, a gothic mire of Thickening; its aesthetic is grotesque.

    A Theory of Modes and Modalities Hal Duncan 2009

  • To the right, it becomes innately benevolent, permeated by numina, a romantic meadow of Thinning; its aesthetic is idyllic.

    A Theory of Modes and Modalities Hal Duncan 2009

  • The author has an innately appealing voice and a good eye for human comedy.

    C. Christine Fair: Baffled by The Taliban Shuffle C. Christine Fair 2011

  • The author has an innately appealing voice and a good eye for human comedy.

    C. Christine Fair: Baffled by The Taliban Shuffle C. Christine Fair 2011

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