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congenitally
con·gen·i·tal C0566700 (kən-jĕn′ĭ-tl)adj.1. Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences: a congenital heart defect; congenital syphilis.2. Usage Problem Being or having an essential characteristic as if by nature; inherent or inveterate: "the congenital American optimism that denies conflicts and imagines all stories having happy endings" (Robert J. Samuelson).
[From Latin congenitus : com-, com- + genitus, born, past participle of gignere, to bear; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
con·gen′i·tal·ly adv.Usage Note: The Usage Panel is divided evenly on the use of congenital to mean "inveterate." In our 2008 survey, only 50 percent accepted this word in a sentence with the phrase "the most congenital skeptic."Translationscongenital (kənˈdʒenitl) adjective (of diseases or deformities) existing at or before birth. 先天的 先天的conˈgenitally adverb 先天地 先天地EncyclopediaSeecongenitalMedicalSeeCongenital |