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[ adverb ] as might be expected
Examples "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" Used in print (The New York Times,...)Joe naturally ruled that a ball be dropped from alongside the spot where it had originally entered the stream . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)The English saints are widely venerated , quite naturally , and now there is great hope that the Forty_Martyrs and Cardinal_Newman will soon be canonized . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)Naturally , a park site with scenic views , a good lake , trees , and sand_dunes , will attract more people than a nearby area with only trees and dunes . This follows naturally since frontage on an ocean , stream , or lake provides scenic values and opportunities for the very popular recreation activities of bathing , fishing , boating , and other water_sports . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)This would , naturally , lengthen their courses far beyond the largely esthetic demands of interior_designer 's training . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help
Examples "naturally grown flowers" Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)An aggressor would use an agent against which there was a minimal naturally acquired or artificially induced immunity in a target population . (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)Besides those of the thiouracil and resorcinol types , certain antithyroid drugs have been found in naturally occurring foods . There is some evidence that naturally occurring goitrogens may play a role in the development of goitre , particularly in Tasmania and Australia ( Clements and Wishart , 1956 ) . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] through inherent nature
Synonyms Examples "he was naturally lazy" Used in print (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)All just by_chance , and in_a_way tracing back to poor Frank , all_of it , because naturally - brothers , living together - and Angie - (Morley Callaghan, A Passion in Rome....)Was she just naturally sloppy about everything but her physical appearance ? |
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[ adverb ] in a natural or normal manner
Examples "speak naturally and easily" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)In it important elements of Christianity and of the Biblical view of reality in_general , which now cause us much difficulty , could be responded to quite naturally and spontaneously . Related terms |
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