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Knee jerk
01
a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
knee jerks
knee-jerk
01
*readily predictable
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most knee-jerk
Comparative
more knee-jerk
gradable
Examples
The knee-jerk reaction to this is to call for proper security in all hospitals.
