counterintuitively
counterintuitively adverb: in a manner contrary to intuition or common sense.
Adverb
counterintuitively (comparative more counterintuitively, superlative most counterintuitively)
- In a manner contrary to intuition or common sense.
- Somewhat counterintuitively, but perhaps due to indirect effects on the renin–angiotensin system, Scherer and colleagues (2013) found that appropriate uptitration of BBs improves HRQoL in elderly HF patients with reported benefits in general health, vitality, and physical function, although...2015 July 13, Deena S Goldwater, Sean P Pinney, “Frailty in Advanced Heart Failure: A Consequence of Aging or a Separate Entity?”, in Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology, volume 9, →DOI
- Similarly, people who regularly post political content on social media counterintuitively have a 50% wider perception gap than those who don’t.2019 November 14, Daniel Yudkin, “Americans exaggerate the extremism of the other side”, in CNN
Forms of counterintuitively
| comparative | more counterintuitively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most counterintuitively |
Origin of counterintuitively
From counterintuitive + -ly.
Questions about counterintuitively
- What does counterintuitively mean?
- Counterintuitively means in a manner contrary to intuition or common sense.
- What part of speech is counterintuitively?
- Counterintuitively is an adverb.
Words near counterintuitively in the dictionary
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