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instinctive
adjective as in reflex, automatic
Example Sentences
There is instinctive political unease here with his behaviour, his attitude to the law, convention, and the truth.
Jones was a crucial connector of talent and repertoire; he had an instinctive sense of where artists should go to find success; he built a multimedia empire with an eye toward empowering people for whom show business didn’t always make room.
“He’s instinctive,” coach Raymond Carter said.
The Spain international brings a calmness in intense situations; has an instinctive awareness of space; and absorbs information and then delivers on it.
He told BBC Sport in 2014 that he knew exactly what people would say as soon as they recognised him: "The eyes. The eyes. Every time I meet people they want me to do the 'wild eyes'. It was an instinctive gesture that has stuck in people's minds. I have done it many, many times."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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