[
US
/ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvˌɫi/
]
[ UK /ɪnstˈɪŋktɪvli/ ]
[ UK /ɪnstˈɪŋktɪvli/ ]
ADVERB
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as a matter of instinct
he instinctively grabbed the knife
How To Use instinctively In A Sentence
- Instinctively they turned their back on the farce staged by the trade unions.
- Cooper felt herself instinctively bristle at Sasha's use of the nickname she hated. CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 6: RING OF LIGHT
- Instinctively, Hunter tried to field the ball barehanded - an unfortunate decision, as it turned out - and incurred a hairline fracture to his right thumb.
- It was not that her parents ever articulated this sentiment, it was something she instinctively knew. SEA MUSIC
- Practise and soon you will find that you can spot the keywords instinctively and make sense out of them, and your reading speed increases manyfold.
- There are no painted signs to repel native beachcombers and yet it seems the indigenous people know instinctively where to tread, where not to go.
- For the less instinctively integrationist countries, and in particular Britain, this was all too far and too fast. Zero-Sum Future
- Instinctively we knew they were hormonally driven and yet only then did the penny drop. Times, Sunday Times
- For a man, sex instinctively is a testosterone drive toward the ultimate release of climax.
- Instinctively she had flinched, hating the delay, despite his promise to go on Thursday or Friday. FINAL RESORT