as in inherently
by natural character or ability
he's worked hard to be good at baseball, as he's not intrinsically athletic
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Tweaking the profile reduced this effect, but Audio-to-Haptics mode is intrinsically linked to all sounds from your system.
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PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
These pixels aren’t intrinsically able to differentiate color, though.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2025
Mastery is intrinsically satisfying.
—Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
Implementing passwordless authentication can intrinsically reduce secrets fatigue and cognitive load, improve user experiences, simplify security operations and enhance overall security posture.
—Ranjitkumar Sivakumar, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
These pixels aren’t intrinsically able to differentiate color, though.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2025
Mastery is intrinsically satisfying.
—Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
Implementing passwordless authentication can intrinsically reduce secrets fatigue and cognitive load, improve user experiences, simplify security operations and enhance overall security posture.
—Ranjitkumar Sivakumar, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intrinsically
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“Intrinsically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsically. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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