knee-jerk
English
adj
Definitions
- Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable
Etymology
Compound from English knee + English jerk (move with a sudden movement).
Origin
English
jerk
Gloss
move with a sudden movement
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aknee English
- circlejerk English
- congressjerk English
- jerk English
- jerkass English
- jerkdar English
- jerkdom English
- jerker English
- jerkess English
- jerkface English
- jerkhood English
- jerkish English
- jerkitude English
- jerkless English
- jerklike English
- jerkmeter English
- jerkness English
- jerko English
- jerksome English
- jerkwad English
- jerkwater English
- jerkweed English
- jerky English
- knee English
- knee-breeches English
- knee-deep English
- knee-high English
- knee-jerkish English
- knee-jerkishly English
- knee-jerky English
- kneeband English
- kneebar English
- kneeboard English
- kneebound English
- kneebuckle English
- kneecap English
- kneeful English
- kneegrow English
- kneehole English
- kneejoint English
- kneejointed English
- kneel English
- kneeless English
- kneelet English
- kneelike English
- kneepan English
- kneepiece English
- kneeprint English
- kneeroom English
- kneesie English
- kneesies English
- kneetop English
- megajerk English
- midknee English
- overknee English
- pushknee English
- kne Middle English
- yerk Middle English
- knee
- jerk
- jerky
- kneel
- jerko
- aknee
- jerker
- kneelet
- jerkish
- kneecap
- kneebar
- jerkess
- kneesie
- jerkdar
- jerkass
- midknee
- kneetop
- kneeful
- kneepan
- jerkdom
- jerkwad
- jerklike
- jerkless
- kneegrow
- megajerk
- jerkhood
- kneelike
- pushknee
- jerkness
- jerksome
- kneeband
- kneehole
- jerkface
- kneesies
- overknee
- jerkweed
- kneeroom
- kneeless
- jerkitude
- kneebound
- kneejoint
- jerkmeter
- jerkwater
- kneepiece
- kneeprint
- knee-deep
- knee-high
- kneeboard
- knee-jerky
- circlejerk
- kneebuckle
- kneejointed
- congressjerk
- knee-jerkish
- knee-breeches
- knee-jerkishly