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, regardless of the types of players, your best players are always your leaders one way or the other because that’s what the other player is going to look to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022

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, I am not a criminal, and for thirty or forty years could be made to serve my race with the labour of my body and the sweat of my brain.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey