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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal) Exhibiting or characteristic of a rash or automatic response..
Thus to judge their heart-felt reactions, some of which may look "knee-jerkish" at times, without taking into account their past bitter experiences, their present insecurities, or their dreams would be presumptuous, to say the least.
It seemed a little knee-jerkish anyway, too obvious for the neighbor across the street to do, and a little too much like adolescent vandalism for my own conscience.
Fukuda cares deeply about policy issues. He worries that Abe is a bit shallow on policy matters, and a bit knee-jerkish in his populism.
Use knee-jerkish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Knee-jerkish means (informal) Exhibiting or characteristic of a rash or automatic response..
Common synonyms include knee-jerky.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Thus to judge their heart-felt reactions, some of which may look "knee-jerkish" at times, without taking into account their past bitter experiences, their present insecurities, or their dreams would be presumptuous, to say the least.
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