Reflective
Pronunciation : Re*flect"ive (r*flkt"v)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. r?flectif. Cf. Reflexive.]
Definition : 1. Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror. In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms. 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. Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective person.
4. (Gram.)
Defn: Reflexive; reciprocal. -- Re*flect"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*flect"ive*ness, n. "Reflectiveness of manner." J. C. Shairp.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913