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What does Instinctive mean?
Instinctive means natural and automatic.
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Done naturally without needing to think hard.
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What does instinctive mean?
Instinctive means natural and automatic.
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Instinctive
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in · stink · tiv · strongest beat: stink
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WordInstinctive.
Partadjective.
MeaningInstinctive means natural and automatic.
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- Syllables
- in · stink · tiv
- Strongest beat
- stink
- Ending
- tiv
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on stink.
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Instinctive word family
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instinctive
adjective
instinctive
Done naturally without needing to think hard.
adverb
instinctively
In a natural, automatic way.
noun
instinct
A natural way of acting.
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