Definitions for reflexively
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reflexly, reflexivelyadverb

   in a reflexive manner; by means of reflexes

   "such effects can be induced reflexly"; "she answered reflexively, without thinking"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. reflexivelyadverb

   In a reflexive manner.

2. reflexivelyadverb

   By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought.

   Reflexively he opened his mouth to breathe, forgetting he was under water.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reflexivelyadverb

   In a backward direction.

   Etymology: from reflexive.

   Solomon tells us life and death are in the power of the tongue, and that not only directly in regard of the good or ill we may do to others, but reflexively also, in respect of what may rebound to ourselves. Government of the Tongue.

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1. reflexively

   Reflexively refers to behaving, thinking, or feeling in an automatic, instinctive, or habitual manner, without conscious thought or deliberation. It can also refer to a relationship or property in mathematics or logic that applies to each element in relation to itself.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce reflexively?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say reflexively in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reflexively in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reflexively in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of reflexively in a Sentence

1. Comptroller Thomas Curry:

   Internally we want to be open to rethinking things that we've reflexively said 'No' to or maybe made it so highly conditional it was an effective 'No', the message we're trying to give is... we're open to working through those things. We're not guaranteeing the result, but we're ready to talk and to think.

2. Randall Woodfin:

   I am dismayed because this controversy might have been avoided entirely, had it been handled differently. I am dismayed because, as has been the case throughout Birmingham's history, people of good will behaved reflexively, rather than engaging in meaningful discourse over their differences and seeking common ground, throughout my life, I have been a person who tries to see and understand all reasonable points of view on any given issue. As mayor, I believe that quality is an essential part of my job, a means of encouraging interchange and forging the consensus necessary to arrive at fair and workable solutions to any issue or opportunity that confronts us as a city.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   He is just reflexively against anything that has any international implication.

4. Clarence Thomass:

   We should not continue to reflexively apply this policy-driven approach to the Constitution.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reflexively
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reflexively
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=reflexively
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=reflexively