in·stinc·tive 
(ĭn-stĭngktĭv)
(ĭn-stĭngktĭv)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct: an instinctive ability to build a nest.
2.
a. Arising from impulse or natural inclination; done without thought or conscious effort; spontaneous: an instinctive sympathy for the downtrodden.
b. Being such by natural inclination rather than conscious effort or study: "Both men were instinctive masters at seizing unexpected openings and turning them into victories" (Nick Kotz).
in·stinctive·ly adv.
Synonyms: instinctive, instinctual, intuitive, visceral
These adjectives refer to things that arise from a natural tendency or impulse: an instinctive desire to help others; an instinctual respect for authority; an intuitive feeling that something is wrong; a visceral reaction to the scandalous news.
These adjectives refer to things that arise from a natural tendency or impulse: an instinctive desire to help others; an instinctual respect for authority; an intuitive feeling that something is wrong; a visceral reaction to the scandalous news.
- Margaret of Anjou
- Margaret of Navarre
- Margaret of Valois
- Margaret Rose
- Margaret Smith
- Margaret Wise
- margaric
- margaric acid
- margarin
- margarine
- margarita
- Margarita Carmen Cansino.
- margarite
- Margate
- margay
- margherita
- margin
- marginal
- marginalia
- marginality
- marginalization
- marginalize
- marginally
- marginate
- margination