instinctual
adjective /ɪnˈstɪŋktʃuəl/
/ɪnˈstɪŋktʃuəl/
(biology or psychology)- based on instinct (= a natural quality that makes somebody/something behave in a particular way); not learnedOxford Collocations DictionaryInstinctual is used with these nouns:
- drive
- impulse