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REFLECTIVELY
reflectively
(adverb) in a reflective manner; “he watched her reflectively”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
reflectively (comparative more reflectively, superlative most reflectively)
In a reflective manner; meditatively.
Source: Wiktionary
REFLECTIVE
Re*flect"ive (r*flkt"v), a. Etym: [Cf. F. réflectif. Cf. Reflexive.]
1. Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror. In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms. Prior.
2. Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason. Prior. His perceptive and reflective faculties . . . thus acquired a precocious and extraordinary development. Motley.
3. Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective person.
4. (Gram.)
Definition: Reflexive; reciprocal.
– Re*flect"ive*ly, adv.
– Re*flect"ive*ness, n. "Reflectiveness of manner." J. C. Shairp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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