REFLEXIVE
(noun, adj.sat, adj.)Definitions
Reflexive - as a noun
A personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
Reflexive - as an adjective satellite
Without volition or conscious control
Example: "The automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"
Reflexive - as an adjective
That reflects, or redirects back to the source.
Example: "Mirrors are reflective."
Pondering, especially thinking back on the past.
Example: "He always becomes reflective in preparation for the new year."
That reveals or shows; revealing; indicative of.
Involving reflection.
(grammar) reciprocal.
(grammar) referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
Of a relation r on a set s, such that xrx for all members x of s (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
Example: ""equals" is a reflexive relation."
Of or resulting from a reflex.
Example: "The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him."
Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
Example: "A reflexive dislike"
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Word Game Points
REFLEXIVE has a SCRABBLE points total of 22.
REFLEXIVE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 24.
REFLEXIVE has a WORDFEUD points total of 18.
