intuitively
Americanadverb
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by means of direct perception, an instinctive inner sense, or gut feeling rather than rational thought.
They’ve been married so long, they know intuitively how best to support each other.
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in a way that is easy to understand or operate without explicit instruction.
The website is an invaluable resource that is intuitively designed, making it a simple task to search for a suitable doctor.
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“Not having that person anymore, the one who really gets you, it’s lonely as hell,” she tells Nell, recognizing intuitively how close she was to her son.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
They seem to understand intuitively that a corps of manifold resources is more resourceful.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
The research suggests Dante intuitively described features that resemble multi-ring craters formed by giant impacts.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax, which targets high-value second homes that owners use only part of the year, is intuitively appealing.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Where they were, the undergrowth stood close to the green path, but beyond—downstream, as they all intuitively felt—it gave way to open parkland.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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