What does 'inherently' mean?

In My Humble Opinion
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Looking up the definition on

Google, gives:
By inherence; inseparably.

Merriam-Webster, gives, for inherent:
involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : INTRINSIC

WordNet, gives:
in an inherent manner; and for inherent:
built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral (existing as an essential constituent or characteristic)

In this thread, I’ve been arguing that if X is said to be ‘inherently’ something, that means it is always, i.e. inseparably, something. For practical purposes, I argue, one can make a certain leeway, and use ‘inherently’ when X is nearly always something. Other posters have argued that its usage is appropriate when some (subjective) threshold is crossed, and thus inherently does not convey the distinction of (nearly) ‘always’.

What do you think?

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I would say it means “by it’s very nature” - If A is inherently B, then to take away B is either impossible or leaves you with something other than A.

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I would second that.

You could say that “Pit bulls are inherently aggressive dog breed.” That doesnt mean that all pit bulls will attack someone but it does mean that is a trait instilled by nature into them and it is something you must always watch out for and correct.