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reflective
What does reflective mean?
reflective (adjective): pondering, especially thinking back on the past.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use reflective in a sentence?
- He always becomes reflective in preparation for the new year. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce reflective?
/ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does reflective come from?
From reflect + -ive.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to reflective
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “reflective” mean?
of, facing, situated in, or related to the east
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pondering, especially thinking back on the past
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of, facing, situated in, or related to the west
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unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses
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