knee-jerk (n  jûrk )adj. Slang 1. Easily predictable; automatic: "quick, easy laughs and knee-jerk responses" (New York). 2. Reacting spontaneously in the expected manner: a knee-jerk cynic. |
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knee-jerk
adjective automatic, unconscious, predictable, spontaneous, reflex, instinctive, involuntary, instinctual, unwilled, natural a knee-jerk reaction
Translations
knee-jerk [ˈniːdʒɜːk] ADJ [reaction] → instintivo, automático
he's a knee-jerk conservative → es de derecha or (Sp) de derechas hasta la médula
he's a knee-jerk conservative → es de derecha or (Sp) de derechas hasta la médula
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