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Definition of instinctual adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

instinctual

adjective
 
/ɪnˈstɪŋktʃuəl/
 
/ɪnˈstɪŋktʃuəl/
(biology or psychology)
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  1. based on instinct (= a natural quality that makes somebody/something behave in a particular way); not learned
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInstinctual is used with these nouns:
    • drive
    • impulse
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