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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•stinc•tive /ɪnˈstɪnktəv/USA pronunciation adj. - done or felt without thinking or considering:an instinctive feeling of distrust; Babies have an instinctive fear of falling.
done or performed by instinct:instinctive mating patterns.See -stin-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•stinc•tive (in stingk′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or of the nature of instinct.
- prompted by or resulting from or as if from instinct; natural;
unlearned:an instinctive will to survive.
Also, in•stinc•tu•al (in stingk′cho̅o̅ əl).USA pronunciation in•stinc′tive•ly, in•stinc′tu•al•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spontaneous, intuitive, unpremeditated.
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