Meaning
2 sensesIn a reflective manner; meditatively.
in a reflective manner
By means of reflection.
Examples
1 sentencesJim Poland—for such was the big man's name—growled and spat reflectively into a spittoon.
Forms
more reflectively, most reflectively| Comparative | more reflectively Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most reflectively |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedreflective
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.