instinctive
/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or prompted by instinct; done without conscious thought, as a natural reaction.
- Her instinctive reaction was to pull her hand away from the hot stove.
- He felt an instinctive distrust of the stranger.
- Birds have an instinctive ability to build nests.
- Based on natural feeling rather than learned knowledge; intuitive.
- She had an instinctive understanding of how to comfort crying babies.
- His instinctive sense of direction helped them find the way home.
- The dancer's movements were instinctive and graceful.
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