Of knowledge or mental perception: That consists in immediate apprehension, without the intervention of any reasoning process.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from intuition; of the nature of intuition.

Based on mental processes considered more primary or basic than reason; intuitive, instinctive.

occurring prior to reflection or rational thought.

In weakened use: involving or displaying communication which resembles, or seems to work like, telepathy; intuitive, unspoken; (of a person)…

= pre-reflective adj.

Impulsive, intuitive; hasty; frank; unplanned, spontaneous. Cf. to shoot from the hip at shoot, v. additions.