instinctive
adjective/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
- based on instinct (= a natural quality that makes somebody/something behave in a particular way), not thought or training
- instinctive knowledge
- She's an instinctive player.
- My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.
Extra Examples- A bird's knowledge of its migratory route is partly learnt and partly instinctive.
- His reaction had been based on an instinctive attempt to protect himself.
- She seemed to have an instinctive awareness of what I was feeling.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- purely
- almost
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