Reflexed

re·flex  (rflks)

adj.

1. Bent, turned, or thrown back; reflected.

2. Physiology Being an involuntary action or response, such as a sneeze, blink, or hiccup.

3. Produced as an automatic response or reaction: reflex opposition to change.

n.

1.

a. Something, such as light or heat, that is reflected.

b. An image produced by reflection.

c. A copy or reproduction.

2. Physiology An involuntary response to a stimulus.

3. Psychology An unlearned or instinctive response to a stimulus.

4. Linguistics A form or feature that reflects or represents an earlier, often reconstructed, form or feature having undergone phonetic or other change.

tr.v. (r-flks) re·flexed, re·flex·ing, re·flex·es

1. To bend, turn back, or reflect.

2. To cause to undergo a reflex process.

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[From Middle English reflexen, to refract light, bend back, from Latin reflexus, past participle of reflectere, to bend back; see reflect.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

reflexed - (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"