Dictionary Check: intrinsic

"intrinsic" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

belonging to a thing by its very nature

Example: "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"
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adjective

situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts

Example: "intrinsic muscles"

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