half-instinctive
- a word derived from instinctive.
Example Sentences
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Men like Dearham learn such things, and by the half-instinctive faculties they develop Canadian traffic is carried on in winter storms.
From Partners of the Out-Trail by Bindloss, Harold
She shrank from the glance of bold admiration he gave her, but resentment and half-instinctive dislike conquered this feeling, and she returned his greeting politely when Cliffe presented him.
From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold
Yet she was conscious of a strength that did battle with her half-instinctive aversion—a strength that might have compelled, but preferred to attract.
From The Swindler and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
In silent, intent concentration she gazed upon the picture, until at last, seized by an ungovernable impulse, half-instinctive realisation, half-superstitious dread, she caught up the lamp and walked to the dressing-table.
From The Gambler A Novel by Thurston, Katherine Cecil
Pete followed silently, but when they stood in the shadow among the dry undergrowth Foster felt annoyed because he had yielded to a half-instinctive impulse.
From Carmen's Messenger by Bindloss, Harold
