intrinsically

adverb

in·​trin·​si·​cal·​ly in-ˈtrin-zi-k(ə-)lē 

-ˈtrin(t)-si-

: in an intrinsic manner : by natural character : in itself

an intrinsically difficult language

intrinsically evil/valuable

The media do not have to go along with the pretense that there is something intrinsically virtuous about a movement with no leaders.

—David Carr

While etymologies of such terms are intrinsically interesting, they can also serve one of the aims of critical pedagogies …

—Jennifer Beech

Environmentalists have tended to treat big buildings as intrinsically wasteful, because large amounts of energy are expended in their construction, and because the buildings place intensely localized stresses on sewers, power lines, and water systems.

—David Owen

Synonyms

• congenitally
• constitutionally
• inherently
• innately
• naturally

Examples of intrinsically in a Sentence

he's worked hard to be good at baseball, as he's not intrinsically athletic

Recent Examples on the Web

The groups started with gases of dysprosium and erbium atoms, which are intrinsically magnetic enough to act like little bar magnets. —Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024

This intrinsically risk-averse industry sees something in the technology that helps solve an otherwise impossible resource and process efficiency problem. —Aman Wasan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024

Stop-motion animation intrinsically calls attention to its creation — the time-intensive nature of the process, the sheer amount of labor built into the design, the communal strength necessary for any project to come to fruition. —Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024

Murphy, in one notable section, laments, Tourism is intrinsically incompatible with travelling. —Tyler Thier, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above