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Meaning of 'reflexive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reflexive [ a.]
- Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
- Implying censure.
- Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective.

Meaning of 'reflexive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reflexive [ s]
Meaning (1):
- without volition or conscious control
Example in sentence:
  • a reflex knee jerk;
  • sneezing is reflexive;
  • the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light

Nearby Words:

refaction refar refashion refashionment refasten refect refection refective refectories refectory

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