1. in an automatic or instinctive manner, without conscious thought
2. in a way that refers back to the subject of a sentence
Usage: grammar

Examples

• She reflexively reached for her phone when it buzzed.
• The driver reflexively hit the brakes when the light turned red.
• He reflexively apologized even though it wasn’t his fault.
• The cat reflexively arched its back when startled.
• In the sentence ‘I hurt myself,’ the pronoun ‘myself’ is used reflexively.
• The verb ‘behave’ can be used reflexively in some contexts.