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Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-too-i-tiv, -tyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtu ɪ tɪv, -ˈtyu-



Definition of intuitive

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Middle French intuitif or directly from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from intuit-, past participle stem of intueri "look at, consider" (see intuition). Related: Intuitively; intuitiveness.
  • adj instinctive
Example sentences :
  • She had an intuitive feeling that unless she moved he would not perceive her.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Instantly she bent far over toward him with intuitive scrutiny.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • But I never said a word about an intuitive sense of right and wrong.
  • Extract from : « Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics » by William Thomas Thornton
  • This may be called the intuitive or subconscious judgment of woman.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • But his intuitive sagacity was often remarkable, and his humour, sweet and pathetic.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • With one intuitive bound he springs into your confidence and enters into your plans.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • Women, with their intuitive wisdom, are more subtle in this subject.
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • In his uneducated and intuitive mind there was no longer any room for a doubt.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • He had an intuitive idea that she had been given him by general consent.
  • Extract from : « Stanford Stories » by Charles K. Field
  • They were both good physiognomists and intuitive judges of character.
  • Extract from : « Capitola's Peril » by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth

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