English Explanatory Dictionary

instinctive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related to or prompted by instinct.
  2. Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ en-us-instinctive.ogg

Word forms

instinctive more instinctive most instinctive

Etymology

From instinct + -ive.

Derived words

instinctive drift instinctively instinctiveness instinctivity noninstinctive uninstinctive
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