reflexively


re·flex·ive

R0116900 (rĭ-flĕk′sĭv)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·flex′ive·ly adv.re·flex′ive·ness, re′flex·iv′i·ty (rē′flĕk-sĭv′ĭ-tē) n.
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