INTUITIVELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intuitively mean? 

• INTUITIVELY (adverb)
  The adverb INTUITIVELY has 1 sense:

1. in an intuitive manner

  Familiarity information: INTUITIVELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTUITIVELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an intuitive manner

Context example:

inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles

Pertainym:

intuitive (obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation)

 Context examples 

And of this, I noticed—the women-servants in the household were so intuitively conscious, that they always did such work themselves, and generally while he read the paper by the pantry fire.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

In their experiment, the Cambridge researchers found that somewhat counter-intuitively, the initial splash, the formation of the cavity, and the jet of liquid are all effectively silent.

(What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?, University of Cambridge)

Mrs. Dashwood, whose eyes, as she answered the servant's inquiry, had intuitively taken the same direction, was shocked to perceive by Elinor's countenance how much she really suffered, and a moment afterwards, alike distressed by Marianne's situation, knew not on which child to bestow her principal attention.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)