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Machinelike vs Instinctive - What's the difference?

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Machinelike is a related term of instinctive.


As adjectives the difference between machinelike and instinctive

is that machinelike is resembling a machine while instinctive is related to or prompted by instinct.

machinelike

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resembling a machine
  • *{{quote-news, year=1988, date=July 1, author=Laura Molzahn, title=Private Puritan, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=She achieved the movement by propelling herself through a series of balances, her arms and legs moving slowly and continuously, almost machinelike . }}

    Synonyms

    *mechanical

    instinctive

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia instinctive) (en adjective)
  • related to or prompted by instinct
  • driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.