congenitally
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con·gen·i·tal
(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."
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Translations
خَلْقِيا، مُنْذُ الوِلادَه
od narození
medfødt
születetten
frá fæîingu; aî eîlisfari
od narodenia
anadan doğmadoğuştan
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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congenitally
adv (Med) deaf, blind, disabled → von Geburt an; obese → anlagebedingt; (fig) lazy, incapable, stupid, optimistic, dishonest → von Natur aus
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congenital
(kənˈdʒenitl) adjective (of diseases or deformities) existing at or before birth.
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