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reflexively

[ri-flek-siv-lee]

adverb

  1. in a reflexive way.

  2. in a way suggestive of a reflex; automatically; instinctively.



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But her reflexively partisan response to the razing of Judge Goodstein’s home is telling.

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And so, on Tuesday, the days of gratitude can end, and Dodgers fans can resume reflexively criticizing their manager and grimacing about whether they can trust anyone in their bullpen.

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Our first look at it made my skin crawl, too, after I reflexively shielded my face.

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Jim’s drift away from the GOP began when he worked for another Republican Assembly candidate whom he remembers, distastefully, as reflexively partisan, homophobic and anti-worker.

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“So the NIMBYs will only get one bite at the apple,” Gamba said, using the acronym for “not in my backyard” that refers to people considered reflexively opposed to development near them.

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