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naturally

  • /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/

Where it comes from

From Middle English naturally, naturaly, naturely, naturaliche, natureliche, equivalent to natural + -ly.

adverb more naturally · most naturally

  1. In a natural manner. Although he was unused to the situation, he tried to act naturally.

    Similar: genuinely, normally, unaffectedly

  2. Inherently or by nature. Boys are naturally aggressive.

    Similar: essentially

  3. Surely or without any doubt. I shall naturally protest at that decision.

    Similar: absolutely, certainly, undoubtedly, wis, without a doubt

Similar: innately, intrinsically

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: of course, course, by nature, inherently, natural, intrinsically, nature, normal, normally, indeed, unsurprisingly, understandably, logically, rightly, justly, evidently

adverb

Similar: innately, intrinsically

Translations

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adv in a natural manner

Españolnaturalmente, a natura, de natura
Portuguêsnaturalmente
Françaisnaturellement
Italianonaturalmente
Ελληνικάφυσικά fysiká
Românănatural
Русскийесте́ственно jestéstvenno

adv inherently or by nature

日本語勿論 mochiron
Portuguêsnaturalmente
Italianonaturalmente
Ελληνικάφυσικά fysiká
Românănatural, firește
Русскийесте́ственно jestéstvenno

adv surely

Portuguêsnaturalmente
Deutschnatürlich
Italianonaturalmente
Ελληνικάφυσικά fysiká
Românănatural, desigur, bineînțeles
Русскийесте́ственно jestéstvenno

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@misc{naturally_2026,
  title = {naturally},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naturally},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}