Knee-jerky
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Knee-jerky is an adjective meaning (informal) Exhibiting or characteristic of a rash or automatic response.
Meaning
(informal) Exhibiting or characteristic of a rash or automatic response.
Example Sentences
Could you please resolve to control your knee-jerky impulse to give every Tom, Dick, and Harry (Kupfer?) a standing ovation?
Yet when Carol called, my immediate reaction — “How sad” or words to that effect — was so inappropriate, so knee-jerky, that I'm embarrassed to report it.
Despite possessing a libertarian streak that's widening over time, Buzz doesn't get all knee-jerky in opposing new government regulation, even when politicians start messing with the Internet.
Synonyms for knee-jerky
Depending on context, synonyms include knee-jerkish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include knee-jerkish, jerklike, jerksome, jerky, herky-jerky, rashy.
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