- Directed back on itself.
- Grammar.
- Of, relating to, or being a verb having an identical subject and direct object, as dressed in the sentence She dressed herself.
- Of, relating to, or being the pronoun used as the direct object of a reflexive verb, as herself in She dressed herself.
- Of or relating to a reflex.
- Elicited automatically; spontaneous: “a bid for . . . reflexive left-wing approval” (Marshall Delaney).
A reflexive verb or pronoun. See Usage Note at myself.
reflexively re·flex'ive·ly adv.reflexiveness re·flex'ive·ness or re'flex·iv'i·ty (rē'flĕk-sĭv'ĭ-tē) n.



