instinctively
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/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/
Definition of instinctively
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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Innately; by instinct; without being taught.
“Fish instinctively know how to swim; most humans don't.”
“She loved him so passionately, and he was so godlike in her eyes; and being, though untrained, instinctively refined, her nature cried for his tutelary guidance.”
“'I am, perhaps, overgreedy, but I sense a good cook instinctively.'”
“While Conservative and Labour MPs instinctively had deep political differences, they were united in the cold view that at the end of the 1950s, Britain's railways were friendless and almost finished.”
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Etymology
From instinctive + -ly.
Words you can make from instinctively
200+ playable · top: INCISIVELY (18 pts)
Best play incisively 18 points11-letter words
1 word9-letter words
4 words8-letter words
15 words7-letter words
33 words- VINYLIC 15 pts
- SYLVINE 13 pts
- SYLVITE 13 pts
- CYSTEIN 12 pts
- CYSTINE 12 pts
- INCIVIL 12 pts
- INVENTS 10 pts
- INVITES 10 pts
- LINNEYS 10 pts
- STYLITE 10 pts
- TENSITY 10 pts
- TESTILY 10 pts
- TINNILY 10 pts
- TINSELY 10 pts
- VINIEST 10 pts
- VITTLES 10 pts
- CLIENTS 9 pts
- ELICITS 9 pts
- INCENTS 9 pts
- INCITES 9 pts
- INCLINE 9 pts
- LECTINS 9 pts
- STENCIL 9 pts
- ELITIST 7 pts
- ILEITIS 7 pts
- INTENTS 7 pts
- INTINES 7 pts
- INTITLE 7 pts
- LINIEST 7 pts
- LINNETS 7 pts
- LINNIES 7 pts
- TENNIST 7 pts
- TINIEST 7 pts
6-letter words
73 words- LEVITY 12 pts
- SYLVIN 12 pts
- VINYLS 12 pts
- CIVETS 11 pts
- CIVIES 11 pts
- CLEVIS 11 pts
- ENCYST 11 pts
- EVICTS 11 pts
- NICELY 11 pts
- NICETY 11 pts
- ENTITY 9 pts
- INVENT 9 pts
- INVEST 9 pts
- INVITE 9 pts
- LENITY 9 pts
- LEVINS 9 pts
- LINENY 9 pts
- LINNEY 9 pts
- LINSEY 9 pts
- LIVENS 9 pts
- LIVEST 9 pts
- LYSINE 9 pts
- NETTLY 9 pts
- NINETY 9 pts
- SLITTY 9 pts
- SNITTY 9 pts
- SNIVEL 9 pts
- STYLET 9 pts
- TINILY 9 pts
- TIYINS 9 pts
- VENINS 9 pts
- VILEST 9 pts
- VITTLE 9 pts
- CEILIS 8 pts
- CITIES 8 pts
- CLIENT 8 pts
- CLINES 8 pts
- ELICIT 8 pts
- ICIEST 8 pts
- INCELS 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
- INCISE 8 pts
- INCITE 8 pts
- INSECT 8 pts
- LECTIN 8 pts
- LENTIC 8 pts
- NICEST 8 pts
- STELIC 8 pts
- TINCTS 8 pts
- ELINTS 6 pts
- ENLIST 6 pts
- INLETS 6 pts
- INNIES 6 pts
- INSTIL 6 pts
- INTELS 6 pts
- INTENT 6 pts
- INTINE 6 pts
- LINENS 6 pts
- LININS 6 pts
- LINNET 6 pts
- LISTEN 6 pts
- LITEST 6 pts
- LITTEN 6 pts
- SENITI 6 pts
- SENNIT 6 pts
- SILENI 6 pts
- SILENT 6 pts
- SINNET 6 pts
- SITTEN 6 pts
- TENNIS 6 pts
- TINSEL 6 pts
- TITLES 6 pts
5-letter words
73 words- CIVET 10 pts
- CIVIE 10 pts
- CIVIL 10 pts
- EVICT 10 pts
- ICILY 10 pts
- LYTIC 10 pts
- EVILS 8 pts
- IVIES 8 pts
- LEVIN 8 pts
- LEVIS 8 pts
- LINEY 8 pts
- LINNY 8 pts
- LINTY 8 pts
- LIVEN 8 pts
- LIVES 8 pts
- LYSIN 8 pts
- NETTY 8 pts
- NITTY 8 pts
- SILTY 8 pts
- STYLE 8 pts
- STYLI 8 pts
- TENNY 8 pts
- TENTY 8 pts
- TESTY 8 pts
- CEILI 7 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CELTS 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- CLITS 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- LICIT 7 pts
- SCENT 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- SLICE 7 pts
- TELIC 7 pts
- TINCT 7 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INNIE 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- INTIS 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINEN 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LININ 5 pts
- LINNS 5 pts
- LINTS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NETTS 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STENT 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- STILT 5 pts
- STINT 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENTS 5 pts
- TILES 5 pts
- TILTS 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
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