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Webster 1913 Edition

Instinctive

In-stinc′tive

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
instinctif
.]
Of or pertaining to instinct; derived from, or prompted by, instinct; of the nature of instinct; determined by natural impulse or propensity; acting or produced without reasoning, deliberation, instruction, or experience; spontaneous.
“Instinctive motion.”
Milton.
“Instinctive dread.”
Cowper.
With taste
instinctive
give
Each grace appropriate.
Mason.
Have we had
instinctive
intimations of the death of some absent friends?
Bp. Hall.
Syn. – Natural; voluntary; spontaneous; original; innate; inherent; automatic.

Webster 1828 Edition

Instinctive

INSTINCT'IVE

,
Adj.
Prompted by instinct; spontaneous; acting without reasoning, deliberation, instruction or experience; determined by natural impulse or propensity. The propensity of bees to form hexagonal cells for holding their honey and their young, must be instinctive.

Definition 2024

instinctive

instinctive

English

Adjective

instinctive ‎(comparative more instinctive, superlative most instinctive)

  1. Related to or prompted by instinct.
  2. Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.

Translations

French

Adjective

instinctive

  1. feminine singular of instinctif

Pronunciation

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