Re-flēct'ive, a.

a. [Fr. réflexif, Sp. & Pg. reflexivo, It. riflessivo.] 1. Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror. In the reflective stream the sighing bride, Viewing her charms impaired. Prior. 2. Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason. Prior. His perceptive and reflective faculties . . . thus acquired a precocious and extraordinary development. Motley. 3. (Gram.) Reflexive; reciprocal.