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instinctively

ins·tinc·ti·vely

UK/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/ US/ˌɪˈnstɪŋktɪˌvli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

as a matter of instinct

  • “he instinctively grabbed the knife”

Origin

From instinctive + -ly.

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