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instinctual

[in-stingk-choo-uhl] / ɪnˈstɪŋk tʃu əl /


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That’s when something tightened, a brief, instinctual clam-closing and then loosening again just as fast.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m a really instinctual person and I get feelings — I feel like I’m a little psychic.

From Los Angeles Times

They’re hard-working, action-oriented and instinctual, and they tend to learn by doing.

From Los Angeles Times

“Yermak was more a sort of instinctual negotiator…Budanov has his instincts, but I think he’s going to be much more punctilious about the preparations.”

From The Wall Street Journal

His technical skill was instinctual and his style was unmatched — up until this point, scratching was mostly an East Coast thing.

From Los Angeles Times