naturally
adv/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/
Etymology From Middle English naturally, naturaly, naturely, naturaliche, natureliche, equivalent to natural + -ly.
1
In a natural manner.
- Although he was unused to the situation, he tried to act naturally.
- Ying Ying, a panda at a Hong Kong theme park, has given birth to twins that were conceived naturally, a cause for celebration for conservationists rooting for the survival of this vulnerable and low-libido species.2024 August 16, Tiffany May, “At 19, a Hong Kong Panda Is Finally a Mother”, in The New York Times:
2
Inherently or by nature.
- Boys are naturally aggressive.
3
Surely or without any doubt.
- I shall naturally protest at that decision.
- Would you like a glass of champagne, sir? - Naturally!
- Synonyms
- genuinely, normally, unaffectedly, essentially, innately, intrinsically, absolutely, certainly, undoubtedly, wis, without a doubt
- Derived terms
- come naturally, natch, nonnaturally, unnaturally
- Related terms
- of course