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kneejerk

kneejerk is the alternative form of knee-jerk.

Meaning of knee-jerk

Adjective

knee-jerk (comparative more knee-jerk, superlative most knee-jerk)

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

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Forms of kneejerk

Adjective
comparativemore kneejerk
superlativemost kneejerk
Noun
pluralkneejerks

Phrases with kneejerk

Questions about kneejerk

What is kneejerk the alternative form of?
Kneejerk is the alternative form of knee-jerk.

Words near kneejerk in the dictionary

  1. kneehole desk
  2. kneehole desks
  3. kneeholes
  4. kneeing
  5. kneeings
  6. kneejerk
  7. kneejerk reflex
  8. kneejerk reflexes
  9. kneejerks
  10. kneejoint
  11. kneejointed

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