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reflective

[ ri-flek-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

that reflects; reflecting.
of or relating to reflection.
cast by reflection.
given to, marked by, or concerned with meditation or deliberation:
a reflective person.
Synonyms: thoughtful, contemplative

reflective

/ rɪˈflɛktɪv /

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First recorded in 1620–30; reflect + -ive

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When he does, here is a gentleness in his voice, a reflective and lovely quality that no movie he has been in has ever captured.

After Republicans took control of the Senate and made gains in the House, Democrats were in a somber, reflective mood.

The 67-year-old is in a reflective mood, having effortlessly passed from fashion to fashion icon.

The New York Historical Society plans to seal a new time capsule this week that is more reflective of our current pop culture.

Many alt cert programs are much less reflective than TFA when it comes to improving their recruitment and training programs.

He did not finish his sentence, but threw back his head with a sort of reflective laugh.

Am feeling a bit reflective, after all, thinking over what I have done; it has not been very much.

The cousin was very much older than Alice, and both she and her mother were of a placid, reflective type.

"I never knew two brothers who were equal," said Carvel, in reflective tones.

He did not sing for Aristotle or for Aristarchus, or for modern minute and reflective inquirers, but for warriors and ladies.

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