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Instinctive

//ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv// adj

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

    "When approached by a stranger, Jared clenched his fists in an instinctive manner."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct wordnet

Etymology

From instinct + -ive.

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