[con.gen.i.tal] adj [L congenitus, fr. com- + genitus, pp. of gignere to bring forth--more at kin] (1796) 1 a: existing at or dating from birth "~ deafness" b: constituting an essential characteristic: inherent "~ fear of snakes" c: acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity "~ syphilis"
2: being such by nature "~ liar" syn see innate -- con.gen.i.tal.ly adv