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- Dictionaryinstinctive/ɪnˈstɪŋ(k)tɪv/
adjective
- 1. relating to or prompted by instinct; done without conscious thought: "an instinctive distaste for conflict"
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The meaning of INSTINCTIVE is of, relating to, or being instinct. How to use instinctive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Instinctive.
INSTINCTIVE definition: 1. Instinctive behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training: 2…. Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or resulting from instinct 2. conditioned so as to appear innate.... Click for more definitions.
INSTINCTIVE meaning: 1. Instinctive behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training: 2…. Learn more.
instinctive: 1 adj unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct “offering to help was as instinctive as breathing” Synonyms: natural self-generated , spontaneous happening or arising without apparent external cause
Instinctive definition: of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct. . See examples of INSTINCTIVE used in a sentence.
instinctive: See: born , hereditary , inherent , innate , native , natural , organic
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.
INSTINCTIVE definition: behaving or reacting naturally and without thinking: . Learn more.
instinctive meaning, definition, what is instinctive: based on instinct and not involving thou...: Learn more.