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8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
adjective (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated
originFrom Latin īnstīnctus, past participle of īnstinguō (“to incite, to instigate”), from in (“in, on”) + stinguō (“to prick”).
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