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naturally

adv
/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/

Etymology

From Middle English naturally, naturaly, naturely, naturaliche, natureliche, equivalent to natural + -ly.

  1. inherited from naturally

Definitions

  1. In a natural manner.

    • Although he was unused to the situation, he tried to act naturally.
    • Ying Ying, a panda at a Hong Kong theme park, has given birth to twins that were conceived naturally, a cause for celebration for conservationists rooting for the survival of this vulnerable and low-libido species.

  2. Inherently or by nature.

    • Boys are naturally aggressive.

  3. Surely or without any doubt.

    • I shall naturally protest at that decision.
    • Would you like a glass of champagne, sir? - Naturally!

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Derived

natch, nonnaturally, unnaturally

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at naturally. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at naturally. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at naturally

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA