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reflexively
Variant of reflexive
reflexive
definition
re·flex·ive (-siv)
adjective
- Rare
- having to do with the act or process of reflecting
- of or having to do with a thematic concern in a work of art, writing, etc., with the creative process of making or appreciating that work
- Gram.
- designating or expressing a grammatical relation in which a verb's subject and an object in the sentence refer to the same person or thing, serving to indicate that the action of the verb is directed back to the subject (Ex.: “Gary hurt himself,” “Jane threw a party for herself”)
- designating a verb, pronoun, etc. in such a relation
Etymology: ML reflexivus
noun
a reflexive verb or pronoun
Related Forms:
- reflexively re·flex′·ively adverb
- reflexiveness re·flex′·ive·ness noun or reflexivity re′·flex·iv′·ity (rē′flek siv′ə tē)
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