Reflectively
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a reflective manner; meditatively.
""I should say yes," agreed George. "And talk about speed!" he added. "Wow! One ball he threw soaked me in the ear. I can feel it yet!" and he rubbed the side of his head reflectively."
- 2 By means of reflection.
"In JIT compilation, the running program is reflectively modified by an embedded compiler, which only uses two reflective operations […]"
Adverb
- 1 in a reflective manner wordnet
Example
More examples""Have you ever noticed," asked Anne reflectively, "that when people say it is their duty to tell you a certain thing you may prepare for something disagreeable? Why is it that they never seem to think it a duty to tell you the pleasant things they hear about you?""
Etymology
From reflective + -ly.
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