Meaning

2 senses

  1. In a reflexive manner.

    in a reflexive manner; by means of reflexes

  2. By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought.

    Reflexively he opened his mouth to breathe, forgetting he was underwater.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. When ill health does strike, some autocrats have reflexively blamed malevolent powers — human or otherwise.

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  2. Tom reflexively apologizes.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • in a reflexive manner; by means of reflexes:reflexly

Word family

1 related words
Relatedreflexive

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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