Sekirov Dictionary

knee-jerk

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 6

adjective1

•
Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable.
- He gave a knee-jerk response.

noun1

A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap).

forms

knee jerks · knee-jerks · more knee jerk · more knee-jerk · most knee jerk · most knee-jerk

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