unreflective

[ uhn-ri-flek-tiv ]

/ ˌʌn rɪˈflɛk tɪv /

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adjective

not reflective; thoughtless; lacking in due deliberation; heedless; rash: a sweeping, unreflective pessimism.

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Origin of unreflective

First recorded in 1850–55; un-¹ + reflective

OTHER WORDS FROM unreflective

un·re·flec·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby unreflective

unreel, unreeve, unrefined, unreflected, unreflecting, unreflective, unregenerate, unregistered, unregulated, unrehearsed, unrelated

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How to use unreflective in a sentence

But a future of unreflective rightist and hyper-anti-culture religionists is a poisonous recipe.
Voting For Yair Lapid, Israel’s Maimonides|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But Jackson was an experienced hand at public affairs, and his populism, while genuinely felt, was not unthinking or unreflective.
Resolved: Sarah Palin Is Not Andrew Jackson|Jon Meacham|October 15, 2008|DAILY BEAST
They were honest and straightforward enough, with all the vigorous unreflective narrowness of ultra-Protestantism.
The Vagabond in Literature|Arthur Rickett
Philosophy is a process of reflection upon the presuppositions involved in unreflective thought.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various

The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and The First Christmas of New England|Harriet Beecher Stowe
It was often supported by references to the Old Testament, which contains a similar view in an unreflective form.
The Social Contract & Discourses|Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Note that it is "unreflective," not "unconscious," nor yet merely "instinctive" conduct.
Creative Intelligence|John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen

British Dictionary definitions for unreflective

unreflective

/ (ˌʌnrɪˈflɛktɪv) /

adjective

not reflective or thoughtful; rash; unthinking

Derived forms of unreflective

unreflectively, adverb

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