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innately

innately adverb: in an innate manner, referring to a property that is possessed merely by its nature.

Adverb

innately (comparative more innately, superlative most innately)

  1. In an innate manner, referring to a property that is possessed merely by its nature.
    • Fish innately know how to swim, they don't go to school to learn it.
    • Every mitzvah we perform as Jews was given innately at Mount Sinai. When a rabbi expounds a new law or practice, he is simply revealing something that was hidden in the Torah from the start.2000, David Golinkin, “The Whys and Hows of Conservative Halakhah”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 12

Forms of innately

comparativemore innately
superlativemost innately

Origin of innately

From innate + -ly.

Questions about innately

What does innately mean?
Innately means in an innate manner, referring to a property that is possessed merely by its nature.
What part of speech is innately?
Innately is an adverb.

Words near innately in the dictionary

  1. innate
  2. innate immune system
  3. innate immune systems
  4. innate immunity
  5. innated
  6. innately
  7. innateness
  8. innatenesses
  9. innates
  10. innating
  11. innatism

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