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Chandrasekhar Reddy Posted 10 years ago
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intrinsic usage?

Can I use 'intrinsic' instead of 'natural'?

Ex: Arrogance is his intrinsic behavior.
  

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Chandrasekhar Reddy Can I use 'intrinsic' instead of 'natural'? Yes, though you may mean 'inherent'; but the rest of your sentence is not so good. Arrogant behaviour is intrinsic to him / natural for him.

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  • Chandrasekhar Reddy Can I use 'intrinsic' instead of 'natural'?
  • Yes, though you may mean 'inherent'; but the rest of your sentence is not so good.
  • Arrogant behaviour is intrinsic to him / natural for him.
  • Native: He is intrinsically/naturally arrogant.
  • He is arrogant.
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Chandrasekhar ReddyCan I use 'intrinsic' instead of 'natural'?
Yes, though you may mean 'inherent'; but the rest of your sentence is not so good.

Arrogant behaviour is intrinsic to him / natural for him.

Native:

He is intrinsically/naturally arrogant.
He is arrogant.
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