kneejerk

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A form of knee-jerk — Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable.

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Meanings

adjectivekneejerk (comparative more kneejerk, superlative most kneejerk)

comparative more kneejerk · superlative most kneejerk

  1. alternativeAlternative form of knee-jerk.
nounkneejerk (plural kneejerks)

plural kneejerks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of knee-jerk.
Cite this entry
APA

kneejerk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneejerk

MLA

“kneejerk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneejerk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kneejerk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneejerk.

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