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reflexively

[ US /ɹiˈfɫɛksɪvɫi/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪflˈɛksɪvli/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in a reflexive manner; by means of reflexes
    such effects can be induced reflexly
    she answered reflexively, without thinking

How To Use reflexively In A Sentence

  • It won't entirely succeed, of course, but it puts the media on the defensive and makes them reflexively look for "inappropriateness" in the criticism and makes it necessary for everyone to issue a standard disclaimer saying "John McCain is hero and and I have nothing but respect and admiration for his great sacrifice and leadership but.... Hullabaloo
  • Their tails popped up reflexively, almost absurdly long and white, and wigwagged out of sight.
  • ‘Bad luck, Paul,’ she says, reflexively rubbing her sore, distended abdomen.
  • I recalled the sentry's warm blood running over my hands and guiltily, reflexively wiped them on my cloak. Renegade's Magic
  • The deeply conservative tendencies we now almost reflexively attribute to canon-making were in the case of the British novel clearly reactions to and revisions of an earlier effort in which dissent was broadly a constitutive element.
  • Tears sprang reflexively, unbidden, and cautious he opened his eyes again, to the excruciating light.
  • I had felt my fingers curl and uncurl reflexively at the mention of my mother.
  • Some people, upon hearing the word rankism, reflexively exclaim, "We don't need another Uuworld.org: latest stories
  • More than ever, US journalists must avoid the temptation to engage in groupthink and - without seeming reflexively adversarial - must ask sharp questions.
  • We reflexively break ourselves down into categories, whether it's by indicational attainment, income, whatever -- here's black, white, Hispanic, which can be either race, as the census points out. Who We Are: A Portrait of America
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