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| dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, prejudiced) | |
| emotional | |
| forced(unwilling, obligatory, compulsory) | |
| grudging(unwilling, obligatory, compulsory) | |
| gut(emotional, primitive, instinctive, intuitive, instinctual) | |
| heartfelt | |
| immediate response(noun, expression, reflex) | |
| impetuous | |
| inner | |
| instantaneous | |
| interior | |
| internal | |
| intimate | |
| machine-like(adjective, reflex) | |
| mechanic | |
| mechanistic(adjective, reflex) | |
| mindless(adjective, unconscious, unthinking, involuntary) | |
| obligatory(unwilling, compulsory) | |
| offhand | |
| perfunctory(unconscious, involuntary) |
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