define inherently
(Ä­n-hÃ®râ²Ént, -hÄrâ²-) adj. Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic: the dangers inherent in the surgery; the inherent instability of financial markets. [Latin inhaerÄns, inhaerent-, present participle of inhaerÄre, to inhere; see inhere.] inÂ·herâ²entÂ·ly adv.