Both Uses of
innate
in
The Scarlet Letter
- I have not known the man to whose innate kindliness I would more confidently make an appeal.†
Chpt Intr. *
- Pearl's inevitable tendency to hover about the enigma of the scarlet letter seemed an innate quality of her being.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(innate) of a quality: present at birth; or arising from within rather than having been learned or acquired