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re·flex·ive (r

-fl

adj.

1. Directed back on itself.

2. Grammar

a. Of, relating to, or being a verb having an identical subject and direct object, as dressed in the sentence She dressed herself.

b. Of, relating to, or being the pronoun used as the direct object of a reflexive verb, as herself in She dressed herself.

3. Of or relating to a reflex.

4. Elicited automatically; spontaneous: "a bid for . . . reflexive left-wing approval" (Marshall Delaney).

n. Grammar

A reflexive verb or pronoun. See Usage Note at myself.

re·flexive·ly adv.

re·flexive·ness, reflex·ivi·ty (r

k-s

-t

) n.

Translations

reflexively [rɪˈfleksɪvlɪ] ADV → reflexivamente

reflexively

adv (Gram) → reflexiv

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