adj. behaving in an unthinking manner, like the functioning of a machine; as, machine-like fools. Syn. -- automatic, automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
(adj) resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine, Syn.robotlike, machinelike, robotic, automatonlike, Example: an automatic `thank you'; machinelike efficiency