congenitally

🇺🇸 /kənˈdʒenɪtəli/ 🇬🇧 /kənˈdʒenɪtəli/
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adverb
R

existing from the time of birth

Some people are congenitally deaf, which means they were born without the ability to hear.

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as a natural part of someone's character

He is congenitally optimistic, always seeing the bright side of things.

translation

adv. existing from the time of birth; as a natural part of someone's character