naturally

[nach-er-uh-lee, -uhl-lee, nach-ruh-lee, -ruhl-lee]

adverb

1. in a natural or normal manner.

2. by nature; innately or inherently.

3. of course; as would be expected; needless to say.

naturally

/ ˈnætʃrəlɪ, -tʃərə- /

adverb

1. in a natural or normal way

2. through nature; inherently; instinctively

adverb

1. of course; surely

Other Word Forms

• antinaturally adverb
• hypernaturally adverb
• nonnaturally adverb
• quasi-naturally adverb
• subnaturally adverb
• transnaturally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of naturally¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; natural ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

Instead, the effects we attribute to them could arise naturally if the fundamental forces of the universe slowly weaken as it grows older.

Read more on Science Daily

You absolutely must allow your lower face to slacken naturally, which may be right around the moment Kardashian parts her artificially plumped lips to make a heroic attempt at acting.

Read more on Salon

Instead, it is made from proteins that imitate those naturally responsible for guiding enamel formation early in life.

Read more on Science Daily

In this case, Mirkin's team chemically incorporated the chemotherapy molecules into the DNA strands themselves, creating a drug that cancer cells naturally absorb.

Read more on Science Daily

This included how corals interact with each other, how they deal with warmer water and corals in naturally cooler areas.

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• commonly 
• consistently 
• easily 
• generally 
• instinctively 
• normally 
• simply 
• spontaneously 
• typically 
• uniformly www.thesaurus.com
• usually