inherently

[in-her-uhnt-lee, -heer-]

adverb

1. as a natural, necessary, or inseparable element or quality.

   Technology is not inherently evil.

Other Word Forms

• noninherently adverb
• uninherently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inherently¹

inherent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

I like anything effervescent and not too sweet, ideally ladled from a punch bowl because punch bowls inherently make adults feel like children in the best possible way.

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Exchange-traded funds are inherently tax efficient and worthy options for many individual investors.

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The UN and its partners said the system contravened the fundamental humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence, and that channelling desperate people into militarised zones was inherently unsafe.

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Being in the same room as an immediate family member but not being able to truly communicate with them is inherently bleak.

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The tongue-out trend, like many of its kind, began as something "obnoxious and inconsiderate, rather than inherently hostile", he says.

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