Inherently

//ɪnˈhɛɹəntli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an inherent way; naturally, innately.

    "Rights are inherently in all the inhabitants; but charters, by annulling those rights, in the majority, leave the right, by exclusion, in the hands of a few."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an inherent manner wordnet

Synonyms

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essentiallyin and of itselfin itselfinnatelyintrinsicallynaturally

Example

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"Christians view human nature as inherently sinful."

Etymology

From inherent + -ly.

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