deflective,a.|dɪˈflɛktɪv| [f. deflect v. + -ive. (L. analogies would give deflexive.)] Having the quality of deflecting. 1813P. Barlow Math.Dict., Deflective forces.1881Lubbock in NatureNo. 618. 411 In 1819..Oersted had discovered the deflective action of the current on the magnetic needle.