[re.flex.ive] adj [ML reflexivus, fr. L reflexus] (1640) 1 a: directed or turned back on itself b: marked by or capable of reflection: reflective
2: of, relating to, characterized by, or being a relation that exists between an entity and itself "the relation "is equal to" is ~ but the relation "is the father of" is not"
3: of, relating to, or constituting an action (as in "he perjured himself") directed back on the agent or the grammatical subject
4: characterized by habitual and unthinking behavior -- re.flex.ive.ly adv -- re.flex.ive.ness n -- re.flex.iv.i.ty n
[2]reflexive n (1866): reflexive pronoun