Word: instinctive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: in
stinc
tive
Definition: Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.
Morphemes:
Affix: instinct
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnstinctus
Language: la
Decoded: instinctus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: instigation, impulse
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.