intrinsically

[ in-trin-sik-lee, -zik ]

adverb

1. by nature; as a necessary or inseparable element or quality:

   As intrinsically social beings, humans cannot achieve even basic survival without connecting and forming relationships with others.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intrinsically¹

First recorded in 1545–55; intrinsic ( def ) + -ally ( def )

Example Sentences

Scientists assumed that curve was something intrinsic to the virus.

From FiveThirtyEight

Imagine a world in which any comment on Twitter or Reddit, or any news article shared on Facebook, has a non-trivial probability of being entirely written by an algorithm that has no intrinsic concern for human values.

From Nautilus

This is a little bit like the electromagnetic field, but far simpler, because it lacks intrinsic directionality or spin.

From Nautilus

These paired vectors also reflect another important property of symplectic spaces, their intrinsic connection to complex numbers.

From Quanta Magazine

Also, the intrinsic generation can only have an evolutionary origin.

From Quanta Magazine

Contrary to the conventional wisdom, there is nothing intrinsically “progressive” about hating suburbs.

From The Daily Beast

The issue has opened a divide between Iranian political and religious leaders in a country where they are intrinsically tied.

From The Daily Beast

It became an important part of people's daily lives and was tied intrinsically to their sense of place, roots, and traditions.

From The Daily Beast

Not all art is easily placed in a museum; some pieces are intrinsically linked to the location in which they were created.

From The Daily Beast

Two families, intrinsically woven together by both good and evil.

From The Daily Beast

It would be in vain to seek for any object more intrinsically inconsiderable with which to liken a condition of indifference.

From Project Gutenberg

Misfortune cannot degrade a man, unless he be intrinsically mean; it rather elevates him.

From Project Gutenberg

Intrinsically then the evidence, while not conclusive, favors the idea that Huehue Tlapallan was in the south.

From Project Gutenberg

Same feat intrinsically as that done by Cromwell, on Hamilton and the Scots, in 1648.

From Project Gutenberg

The statements of the witches were pronounced intrinsically incredible.

From Project Gutenberg

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