Instinctive definition
Prompted or done by or as if by instinct.
adjective
Of, or having the nature of, instinct.
adjective
Arising from impulse or natural inclination; done without thought or conscious effort; spontaneous.
An instinctive sympathy for the downtrodden.
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Being such by natural inclination rather than conscious effort or study.
adjective
Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct.
An instinctive ability to build a nest.
adjective
The definition of instinctive is something ingrained or something you just know, rather than something you have to be taught.
A mother's love for her baby is an example of something that would be described as instinctive.
adjective