/
kənˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/
adj.
(especially of a disease or abnormality) present from birth.
▸having a particular trait from birth or by established habit:
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a congenital liar.
Derivative
Etymology
C18: from L. congenitus, from con- ‘together’ + genitus (past part. of gignere ‘beget’) + -al.
