instinctively
adverb
in a way that is innate, unlearned, or not under conscious control.
half-instinctively
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a word derived from
instinctively.
Example Sentences
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For no obvious reason and half-instinctively, he drew back into the gloom.
From Carmen's Messenger by Harold Bindloss
I have found myself following half-instinctively the procedure you told me about; I talk to my own subconscious mind, and to the baby—I command them to be well.
From Sylvia's Marriage by Upton Sinclair
Still, she felt half-instinctively that as yet it would be better that nobody should know this, and she stooped over some lace on the table as she answered the elder lady.
From Winston of the Prairie by W. Herbert Dunton
