By its very nature
The crossword clue "By its very nature" is answered by PERSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
PERSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PERSE answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ESSENTIALLY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PERSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by PERSE, most used first.
- Intrinsically - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
- In itself - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
- In and of itself - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- As such - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- By itself - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
- Inherently - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- By itself: Lat. - used 9 times, most recently in 1965
- Grayish blue. - used 8 times, most recently in 1970
- Dark grayish blue - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
- By its nature - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Latin for "in itself" - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Very pale - ASHEN, used 69 times
- Very small - TEENY, used 68 times
- Very angry - IRATE, used 64 times
- Make very happy - ELATE, used 56 times
- Very, in music - ASSAI, used 52 times
- Very cold - GELID, used 41 times
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