reflective
[ri-flek-tiv]
- that reflects; reflecting.
- of or relating to reflection.
- cast by reflection.
- given to, marked by, or concerned with meditation or deliberation: a reflective person.
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Origin of reflective
Synonyms
See more synonyms for reflective on Thesaurus.com4. contemplative, thoughtful. See pensive.
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She looked at me reflectively, and said, after a pause, "Because I see it so."
De Libris: Prose and VerseAustin Dobson
Peter looked at Linda reflectively and then he told her that he could see it.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
"I reckon maybe some of us might help," remarked Mr. Watts, reflectively.
The Gentleman From IndianaBooth Tarkington
"He's been runnin' lawn mowers all summer," observed Jim reflectively.
The Widow O'Callaghan's BoysGulielma Zollinger
"It is enormously important, I grant--enormously," he repeated, reflectively.
A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume IMrs. Humphry Ward
reflective
- characterized by quiet thought or contemplation
- capable of reflectinga reflective surface
- produced by reflection
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Word Origin and History for reflectively
reflective
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
reflective
(rĭ-flĕk′tĭv)- Of, relating to, produced by, or resulting from reflection.
- Capable of or producing reflection.
- Characterized by or given to meditation or contemplation; thoughtful.
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