Crossword clues for reflexively
reflexively
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reflexive \Re*flex"ive\ (-?v), a.
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[Cf. F. r['e]flexif.] Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
Assurance reflexive can not be a divine faith.
--Hammond. Implying censure. [Obs.] ``What man does not resent an ugly reflexive word?''
--South.(Gram.) Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective. [1913 Webster] -- Re*flex"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*flex"ive*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. 1 In a reflexive manner. 2 By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought.
WordNet
Usage examples of "reflexively".
Barney said reflexively, and resumed his tinkering with the defective autonomic scoop.
The worn gold wedding band sparked in the sun, and my hand closed reflexively over it.
A low moan came out of Synder as he clutched reflexively at the sill of the window.
So I reached for the undelete command, but instead of pushing those keys, I reflexively gave the kill command, completely wiping out the delete buffer, and then I saved the file right over the old one.
As the question popped into her mind, Adele reached reflexively for the personal data unit she carried in a pocket specially sewn into the right thigh of every pair of trousers she owned.
Maya and Vierna reflexively headed for the sacred cabinet, but Briza cut them off.
The nude, tortured man jerked reflexively as a deerfly bit his cheek, and the movement almost made him lose his precarious balance.
But the two men were on the foredeck, and Wintrow reflexively surged to his feet and turned to face them.
Rik, on the other hand, paled to ashiness and his hand crept toward his saber hilt reflexively.
The grassers always slept standing, all six of their legs locked straight, eyes closed, still reflexively chewing.
Moira, even as she clamped her helmet, looked reflexively toward the bin where her cello was stored.
The first man turned reflexively at the sound, and Carline drove her sword into his side.
Lowering the transparent, protective shield over his face, he reflexively extended his antennae through the slots provided for that purpose and moved on, striding forward on all six legs.
Rodgers reflexively tucked his chin into his chest, bringing his head under Apu's face.
Reflexively, he clenched his chilblained hand even more tightly around the icy metal, knowing that now only the lever held in compression by his fingers was preventing the deadly little bomb from becoming fully armed.