English Dictionary
Definition of “congenitally”
Word Frequency
congenital (kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl
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Definitions
adjective
- denoting or relating to any nonhereditary condition, esp an abnormal condition, existing
at birth ⇒
congenital blindness
- (informal) complete, as if from birth ⇒
a congenital idiot
Derived Forms
conˈgenitally adverbconˈgenitalness noun
Word Origin
C18: from Latin congenitus born together with, from genitus born, from gignere to bear, begetExample Sentences Including 'congenitally'
Both mothers pursued John - who seemed congenitally unable to make up his mind - like two battleships closing for the kill.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Do feel sympathetic to Dan, must be quite hard being married to a woman who is congenitally incapable of learning from past experience.AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
I began the process of putting all the discs back in their cases -- a task which Madeleine seemed congenitally incapable of performing.THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003)
Oliphant appeared so congenitally idle that the enforced inactivity of Oflag XXXIII plagued him little.In Love and War
The congenitally flirtatious driver received only monosyllables for his pains.THEN AGAIN: Travels in search of my younger self (2003)
The politician, unfortunately, is congenitally gifted with the worm's eye view.India Today (1999)
The simple fact is that the Church leaders seem congenitally incapable of dealing with the issues other than on their own terms.Irish Times (2002)
Time after time, you intervene to protect the Government... you are congenitally incapable of being fair.Sun, News of the World (2004)
You know, the ones who look down on Americans as proverbially "ugly" and congenitally arrogant.Toronto Sun (2003)
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