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naturally


adverb

  1. in a natural or normal manner.
  2. by nature; innately or inherently.
  3. of course; as would be expected; needless to say.

adverb

  1. in a natural or normal way
  2. through nature; inherently; instinctively

adverb, sentence substitute

  1. of course; surely

adv.late 13c., “inherently, intrinsically, characteristically,” from natural + -ly (2). From late 14c. as “in accord with natural law;” also “normally; usually, expectedly; as a matter of course, consequently, understandably.” The notion is “as a natural result.” From early 15c. as “without artificial assistance, by a natural process.”

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