reflexively

This was a rare instance of Barack Obama reacting reflexively, without attempting to think creatively, about a serious policy question.

It's the sort of well-worn, well-meaning phrase that we utter reflexively before hanging up the phone, anxious to do our friendship duty.

Ms Polman seems to be reflexively outraged; her previous book excoriated the United Nations.

The drow fighter reflexively tensed, but knew better than to move, knew that Jarlaxle's aim was always perfect.

The only time we're in a pure state of ego, I think, is when we're responding strictly reflexively to the moment.

Republicans should stop reflexively blocking everything the Democrats propose, and start discussing policy as though it mattered.

The Principal notices and stiffens reflexively. He acts as if he didn't see her.

The car is able to "see" , "feel" , respond reflexively and act autonomously to prevent accidents or mitigate their effects.

But on matters that demand a temporal analysis, and making sense of similar sounds in a sequence, the brain reflexively counts on hearing.

At the mention of Kim's name, she reflexively dropped her gaze and lifted her finger to her lips with a motion a demand to hush.

When banking gurus like Mike Mayo and Meredith Whitney screamed 'sell the banks, ' the Dow reflexively fell into a death spiral.

Reflexively, some software intended for large networks can be applied to a handful of machines, too.

But I saw, from the corner of my eye, Edward's head tilt reflexively in my direction.

Yet care we do. Its shock daily falls this month have been reflexively cited for sympathetic movements in markets across the globe.

If I have to endure another corporate executive blindly praising China and reflexively trashing India, I might actually gag.

Sometimes (as one client confessed to me) they'll reflexively crank up the fee when filling in the blank.

That's resilience: reflexively bouncing back to an existential threat by growing, augmenting, or strengthening resources.

These quiet moments force children to calm down and think about their emotions rather than acting on them reflexively.

Some businesses will cut prices to attract buyers, who, seeing prices fall, will reflexively await further declines.

Still clutching the warm cup in his fist, he gulped reflexively, scalding his tongue.

He turned Flamethrower's snout toward the audience, who ducked reflexively.

Reflexively, the producer may slow or stall if the consumer cannot deplete the pool quickly enough.

They are reflexive, just like most people typically flinch without thinking about it, reflexively , when startled.

Then again, I don't think the expats who reflexively scorn anyone who lives in Expat Land are any better.

conservatives reflexively accuse liberals of cowardice or communism or other kinds of treason.

A more direct problem is that when people reflexively use data types, they often end up reducing flexibility in unanticipated ways.

Sadly, there are still developers on UNIX-like systems that reflexively give programs "setuid root" privileges.

If you reflexively say yes to taking on extra work, you may live to regret it.

This is one reason why the Democratic Party's core supporters are reflexively hostile to free trade.

This is what I mean by "we should all work like dogs" : We should do what comes most naturally, reflexively , effortlessly.

Putin's world view is reflexively anti-western.

Japan hasn't been quite as bad a place to invest as many Americans reflexively assume.

Allies such as Israel and Turkey long followed American wishes reflexively because they felt imperilled and dependent on American largesse.

Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition

Liberals reflexively accuse conservatives of bigotry;

Reflexively, Max pressed himself back into the cockpit seat;

To gain control of. Often used reflexively: