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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NATURALLY, adv.
1. According to nature; by the force or impulse of nature; not by art or habit. We are naturally prone to evil.
2. According to nature; without affectation; with just representation; according to life.
3. According to the usual course of things; as, the effect or consequence naturally follows.
4. Spontaneously; without art or cultivation. Every plant must have grown naturally in some place or other.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" [syn: naturally, of course, course] [ant: unnaturally]
2: according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help; "naturally grown flowers" [ant: artificially, by artificial means, unnaturally]
3: through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy" [syn: naturally, by nature]
4: in a natural or normal manner; "speak naturally and easily" [ant: unnaturally]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century 1. by nature ; by natural character or ability <naturally timid> 2. according to the usual course of things ; as might be expected <we naturally dislike being hurt> 3. a. without artificial aid <hair that curls naturally> b. without affectation <speak naturally> 4. with truth to nature ; realistically

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 in a natural manner. 2 as a natural result. 3 (qualifying a whole sentence) as might be expected; of course.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Naturally Nat"u*ral*ly, adv. In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use naturally to indicate that you think something is very obvious and not at all surprising in the circumstances. When things go wrong, all of us naturally feel disappointed and frustrated... Naturally these comings and goings excited some curiosity... He had been stunned and, naturally, deeply upset... ADV: ADV before v, ADV with cl, ADV adj 2. If one thing develops naturally from another, it develops as a normal consequence or result of it. A study of yoga leads naturally to meditation. = logically ADV: ADV after v 3. You can use naturally to talk about a characteristic of someone's personality when it is the way that they normally act. He has a lively sense of humour and appears naturally confident. ADV: ADV adj 4. If someone is naturally good at something, they learn it easily and quickly and do it very well. Some individuals are naturally good communicators. ADV: ADV adj 5. If something comes naturally to you, you find it easy to do and quickly become good at it. With football, it was just something that came naturally to me. PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR to n

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