instinctive

/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ adjective

Definition

› behaving or reacting naturally and without thinking: Her instinctive response was to fight back.

instinctively adverb › Kate knew instinctively that something was wrong.

(Definition of instinctive adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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