innately

American  

[ih-neyt-lee, in-eyt-lee] / ɪˈneɪt li, ˈɪn eɪt li /

adverb

1. in a way that is inborn or existent from birth.

   I don't think innately social people, especially those who gravitate toward leadership positions, can truly understand the way less socially adept people think, act, and react.

2. in a way that is inherent or embedded in the nature of something.

   Dry areas are innately lower in soil organic matter because they produce less vegetation than wetter areas.

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Other Word Forms

• uninnately
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of innately

innate + -ly

Example Sentences

Innately, he said, the team’s best players are its leaders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2023

Innately understanding how the component elements of musical theater could be forged into drama was his overriding gift, and in that sense he often seemed like a magician and an archaeologist in one.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2021

Innately, he poured the trauma of the streets into the music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2019

Innately, we favor family over strangers, our tribe over other tribes.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2018

Innately just, she attributed this peculiarity of his to the fact that he had lived so long alone, and while it fretted her, she usually forgave him.

From Dust by Haldeman-Julius, Marcet