Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a congenital manner; from birth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a congenital manner.
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- adverb In a
congenital manner; frombirth .
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Examples
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Yes, law enforcement does have an effective role, but during the 2004 campaign when Kerry mentioned that both law enforcement and military approaches are necessary, I recall the congenitally arrogant Bush-Cheney team along my favorite bitch, Lynne Cheney barely able to hold back their laughter at such a ridiculous notion spun out by someone who obviously knows nothing of fighting terra.
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But in these admissions I am making no concession to the believer in original sin; for he regards human nature as such as congenitally depraved, and therefore can take no cognisance of exceptional cases of congenital depravity, cases which by breaking the rule that the new-born child is morally and spiritually healthy, may be said to prove it.
What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular Edmond Holmes 1893
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Chait ends up deciding that these failures prove that Democrats are "congenitally" unable to govern.
The Reality Check 2009
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Chait ends up deciding that these failures prove that Democrats are "congenitally" unable to govern.
The Reality Check 2009
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Chait ends up deciding that these failures prove that Democrats are "congenitally" unable to govern.
The Reality Check 2009
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Chait ends up deciding that these failures prove that Democrats are "congenitally" unable to govern.
The Reality Check 2009
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Chait ends up deciding that these failures prove that Democrats are "congenitally" unable to govern.
The Reality Check 2009
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Wrote Bernstein: It's ... congenitally hard for politicians to get behind "a serious program of mortgage modification."
Richard (RJ) Eskow: By Not Challenging the Tea Party, the White House Makes It Stronger RJ 2011
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Wrote Bernstein: It's ... congenitally hard for politicians to get behind "a serious program of mortgage modification."
Richard (RJ) Eskow: By Not Challenging the Tea Party, the White House Makes It Stronger RJ 2011
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The inflationary dislocations caused by the Fed and the War resulted in the depression of 1920, the one you never hear about (because it totally disproves the Keynesians who are congenitally unable to debate – they just name-call).
Matthew Yglesias » Harold Ford Calls for Immediate Tax Cuts, Immediate Deficit Reduction 2010
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