reflexively

1. 1.

   in a reflexive manner; by means of reflexes

   “such effects can be induced reflexly”

   “she answered reflexively, without thinking”

   Synonymsreflexly

Questions about reflexively

What does reflexively mean?

reflexively means "in a reflexive manner; by means of reflexes".

How many syllables are in reflexively?

reflexively has 4 syllables: re-flexiv-e-ly. The stress falls on "flexiv". In IPA it is /ɹiˈflɛksɪvli/.

What is another word for reflexively?

Close synonyms include reflexly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is reflexively a common word?

reflexively is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.