dispositionally
As inherent tendency
In terms of one's disposition—the natural tendencies or temperament that shape how someone typically thinks, feels, or behaves.
Someone who is dispositionally anxious tends toward worry by nature, not just in particular situations.
The word distinguishes inherent character traits from situational responses: She's not just tired today; she's dispositionally low-energy.
Characteristic mental patterns
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- innateExisting since birth
hardwired · neurotic · extroverted · introverted · agreeable · conscientious · phlegmatic · sanguine
As standard practice
- customarilyIn the habitual manner
- regularlyAt fixed intervals
- consistentlyIn an unchanging way
- characteristicallyIn one's usual manner
typically · naturally · instinctively · automatically · reflexively · invariably · persistently · chronically
Inclination toward a behavior
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
- bentCurved; also dishonest
predilection · penchant · partiality · affinity · bias · preference · proneness · aptitude
Passed through generations
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- inbornExisting from birth
- congenitalExisting from birth
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
heritable · innate · constitutional · native · natural · intrinsic · genetically · biologically
personality
Characteristic mental patterns
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
innate · hardwired · neurotic · extroverted · introverted · agreeable · conscientious · phlegmatic · sanguine · choleric
routinely
As standard practice
- customarilyIn the habitual manner
- regularlyAt fixed intervals
- consistentlyIn an unchanging way
characteristically · typically · naturally · instinctively · automatically · reflexively · invariably · persistently · chronically · constitutionally
tendency
Inclination toward a behavior
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
bent · predilection · penchant · partiality · affinity · bias · preference · proneness · aptitude · orientation
hereditary
Passed through generations
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- inbornExisting from birth
- congenitalExisting from birth
biological · heritable · innate · constitutional · native · natural · intrinsic · genetically · biologically
dispositionallysituationally
In a context-dependent manner
circumstantially · contextually · environmentally · externally · temporarily