intrinsically

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

/ ɪnˈtrɪn sɪk li, -zɪk /

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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.

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How to use intrinsically in a sentence

Scientists assumed that curve was something intrinsic to the virus.
Coronavirus Models Were Always About More Than Flattening The Curve|Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 10, 2020|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.
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Raphaël Millière|September 9, 2020|Nautilus
This is a little bit like the electromagnetic field, but far simpler, because it lacks intrinsic directionality or spin.
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Daniel Sudarsky|August 26, 2020|Nautilus
These paired vectors also reflect another important property of symplectic spaces, their intrinsic connection to complex numbers.
How Physics Found a Geometric Structure for Math to Play With|Kevin Hartnett|July 29, 2020|Quanta Magazine

Also, the intrinsic generation can only have an evolutionary origin.
Random Search Wired Into Animals May Help Them Hunt|Liam Drew|June 11, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, there is nothing intrinsically “progressive” about hating suburbs.
The Progressives’ War on Suburbia|Joel Kotkin|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The issue has opened a divide between Iranian political and religious leaders in a country where they are intrinsically tied.
Egypt’s Fatwa Against Tinder: Clerics Ban Online Chatting|Nina Strochlic|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It became an important part of people's daily lives and was tied intrinsically to their sense of place, roots, and traditions.
The Most Powerful Liquor in the World|Kayleigh Kulp|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not all art is easily placed in a museum; some pieces are intrinsically linked to the location in which they were created.
Destination Art Worth the Trip|Amanda Renshaw|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Two families, intrinsically woven together by both good and evil.
Meet America’s Indiana Jones: Andrew Carroll Searches for Forgotten History Across the U.S.|Nina Strochlic|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It would be in vain to seek for any object more intrinsically inconsiderable with which to liken a condition of indifference.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
Misfortune cannot degrade a man, unless he be intrinsically mean; it rather elevates him.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
Intrinsically then the evidence, while not conclusive, favors the idea that Huehue Tlapallan was in the south.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Same feat intrinsically as that done by Cromwell, on Hamilton and the Scots, in 1648.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
The statements of the witches were pronounced intrinsically incredible.
The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks

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