intuitively
adverb/ɪnˈtuɪtɪvli/
Frequency rank: #12,534 most common English word
Meaning
in a way based on instinct or gut feeling rather than conscious reasoning
Example sentence
She knew intuitively that something was wrong before anyone spoke.
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