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instinctive

 
 
/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ adjective

Translation

behaving or reacting naturally and without thinking
içgüdüsel, içten gelen
Her instinctive response was to fight back.1116
instinctively adverb
içgüdüsel
Kate knew instinctively that something was wrong.
(Definition of instinctive adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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