REFLEXIVE

I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin reflexivus, from Latin reflexus Date: 1640 1. directed or turned back on itself, marked by or capable of reflection ; reflective , of, relating to, characterized by, or being a relation that exists between an entity and itself , of, relating to, or constituting an action (as in “he perjured himself”) directed back on the agent or the grammatical subject, characterized by habitual and unthinking behavior, ~ly adverb ~ness noun reflexivity noun II. noun Date: 1866 ~ pronoun