intuitional
[in-too-ish-uh-nl, -tyoo-]
adjective
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ingrained, innate, intuitive, impulsive, inherent, natural, visceral, spontaneous, accustomed, congenital, habitual, inborn, instinctual, intrinsic, involuntary, knee-jerk, mechanical, native, normal, regular
Origin of intuitional
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for intuitional
Historical Examples of intuitional
I was then a Utilitarian again, but on an Intuitional basis.
The Methods of EthicsHenry Sidgwick
And this led me to reconsider my relation to Intuitional Ethics.
The Methods of EthicsHenry Sidgwick
Facts are intellectual creatures; truth is intuitional, vital.
The Mystery of SpaceRobert T. Browne
Space is an intuitional concept; time is an intellectual concept.
The Mystery of SpaceRobert T. Browne
Here is the inexpugnable element of truth in the intuitional theory.
EthicsJohn Dewey and James Hayden Tufts