"instinctually" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more instinctually [comparative], most instinctually [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English instinctual Middle English -ly English -ly English instinctually From instinctual + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|instinctual|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English instinctual Middle English -ly English -ly English instinctually [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "instinctually", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="instinctually"> From instinctual + -ly., {{ety|en|:af|instinctual|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English instinct Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Latin -uālisder. English -ual English instinctual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English instinctually From instinctual + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} instinctually (comparative more instinctually, superlative most instinctually)
  1. In an instinctual way. Synonyms: instinctively
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