adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In a congenital way; from birth.

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1862.  Darwin, Fertil. Orchids, i. 9. Pollinia furnished … with a caudicle, congenitally attached to a viscid disc.

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1884.  A. J. Ellis, in Athenæum, 12 Jan., 55/2. If … the parents are not congenitally deaf the offspring is in no danger.

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