instinctive: Meaning and Definition of

in•stinc•tive

Pronunciation: (in-stingk'tiv), [key]
— adj.
  1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of instinct.
  2. prompted by or resulting from or as if from instinct; natural; unlearned: an instinctive will to survive.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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