intuitively
Americanadverb
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by means of direct perception, an instinctive inner sense, or gut feeling rather than rational thought.
They’ve been married so long, they know intuitively how best to support each other.
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in a way that is easy to understand or operate without explicit instruction.
The website is an invaluable resource that is intuitively designed, making it a simple task to search for a suitable doctor.
Other Word Forms
- nonintuitively adverb
- quasi-intuitively adverb
- unintuitively adverb
Etymology
Origin of intuitively
Example Sentences
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And it’s not like this rule has been reserved for what might intuitively be the most violent, high-culpability crimes.
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025
Quality sounds intuitively appealing to any shopper, from car-lot tire kickers to produce-aisle melon sniffers.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
But for the spark to happen, actors and audience members need a director as intuitively attuned to the uncertain human drama as Skylight Theatre Company’s new leader.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
The harms of artificial legal costs are obvious enough that everyday consumers understand them intuitively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Where they were, the undergrowth stood close to the green path, but beyond—downstream, as they all intuitively felt—it gave way to open parkland.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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