as in inherently
by natural character or ability
she appeared to be congenitally incapable of telling the truth
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fundamentally
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Instead, manager Aaron Boone had to answer another round of questions about his fundamentally inept club.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025 -
Racing drivers will always want more grip, but the addition of aerodynamics to push cars down onto the track surface can fundamentally change the racing, and not always in a way that makes for an entertaining spectacle for the audience.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
31 July 2025
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“Congenitally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congenitally. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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