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mechanical
Relating to, produced by, or dominated by physical forces:
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  1. Relating to, produced by, or dominated by physical forces:
  2. Performed or performing in an impersonal or machinelike manner; automatic:
  3. Of or relating to machines or tools:
intuitive
Easily understood and simple to use:
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  1. Easily understood and simple to use:
  2. That is or can be perceived by intuition or common sense
  3. Possessing or demonstrating intuition:
reflex
(--- Physiol.) Designating or of an involuntary action, as a sneeze, resulting from a stimulus that is carried by an afferent nerve to a nerve center and the response that is reflected along an efferent nerve to some muscle or gland
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  1. (--- Physiol.) Designating or of an involuntary action, as a sneeze, resulting from a stimulus that is carried by an afferent nerve to a nerve center and the response that is reflected along an efferent nerve to some muscle or gland
  2. Coming in reaction or reflection
  3. Produced as an automatic response or reaction:
unlearned
Not acquired by training or studying:
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  1. Not acquired by training or studying:
  2. Of a behavior, not learned; innate.
  3. Known or acquired without conscious study
spontaneous
Having no apparent external cause or influence; occurring or produced by its own energy, force, etc. or through internal causes; self-acting
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  1. Having no apparent external cause or influence; occurring or produced by its own energy, force, etc. or through internal causes; self-acting
  2. Unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior:
  3. Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated:
accustomed
Inured to; adapted to existing conditions.
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  1. Inured to; adapted to existing conditions.
  2. Familiar through use; usual; customary.
  3. Customary; usual; characteristic
normal
A town of central Illinois near Bloomington. It is the seat of Illinois State University, founded as a normal school in 1857.
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  1. A town of central Illinois near Bloomington. It is the seat of Illinois State University, founded as a normal school in 1857.
  2. Conforming with or constituting an accepted standard, model, or pattern; esp., corresponding to the median or average of a large group in type, appearance, achievement, function, development, etc.; natural; usual; standard; regular
  3. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical:
instinctual
Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct.
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  1. Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct.
  2. Of, relating to, or derived from instinct.
  3. Arising from impulse or natural inclination.
intuitive
Easily understood and simple to use:
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  1. Easily understood and simple to use:
  2. That is or can be perceived by intuition or common sense
  3. Possessing or demonstrating intuition:
visceral
Of, having the nature of, situated in, or affecting the viscera
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  1. Of, having the nature of, situated in, or affecting the viscera
  2. Being or arising from impulse or sudden emotion rather than from thought or deliberation.
  3. Intuitive, instinctive, emotional, etc. rather than intellectual
automatic
Self-regulating:
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  1. Self-regulating:
  2. Capable of firing continuously until ammunition is exhausted or the trigger is released:
  3. Semiautomatic:
impulsive
Motivated by or resulting from impulse:
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  1. Motivated by or resulting from impulse:
  2. Produced by or resulting from a sudden impulse
  3. (Mech.) Acting briefly and as a result of impulse
involuntary
Not subject to control of the volition:
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  1. Not subject to control of the volition:
  2. Not under conscious control. Most of the biological processes in animals that are vital to life, such as contraction of the heart, blood flow, breathing, and digestion, are involuntary and controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
  3. Not consciously controlled; automatic
reflex
Coming in reaction or reflection
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  1. Coming in reaction or reflection
  2. (--- Physiol.) Designating or of an involuntary action, as a sneeze, resulting from a stimulus that is carried by an afferent nerve to a nerve center and the response that is reflected along an efferent nerve to some muscle or gland
  3. Produced as an automatic response or reaction:
spontaneous
Unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior:
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  1. Unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior:
  2. Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated:
  3. Having no apparent external cause or influence; occurring or produced by its own energy, force, etc. or through internal causes; self-acting
unpremeditated
Not premeditated; done without plan or forethought
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  1. Not premeditated; done without plan or forethought
  2. Performed, but not planned or thought out in advance; extemporaneous, but not unintentional.
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  • It was instinctive after so many years.

  • One hand shot out in an instinctive search for anything to stop her fall.

  • It was his size – combined with a prey's instinctive sixth sense warning it of a predator – that caused people to move away from him.

  • Prince Andrew asked himself with instinctive curiosity.

  • The nature of instinctive imitation needs working out iii further detail.

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