— inherently , adv.
/in hear"euhnt, -her"-/ , adj.
1. existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute: an inherent distrust of strangers.
2. Gram. standing before a noun.
3. inhering; infixed.
[ 1570-80; inhaerent- (s. of inhaerens ), prp. of inhaerere to INHERE; see -ENT ]
Syn. 1. innate, native, inbred, ingrained. See essential .