innately

Variant of innate

innate definition

in·nate (i nāt′, in′āt′)

adjective

    1. existing naturally rather than acquired; that seems to have been in one from birth innate talent
    2. existing as an inherent attribute the innate humor of a situation
  2. Bot. borne at the apex of the support, as an anther

Etymology: L innatus, pp. of innasci, to be born in, originate in < in-, in + nasci, to be born: see nature

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