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irreflective

irreflective adjective: without mental reflection.

Adjective

irreflective (comparative more irreflective, superlative most irreflective)

  1. Without mental reflection.
    • He obeys his instincts and indulges his appetites with the irreflective simplicity of an animal.1899, John Addington Symonds, Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3
    • And among these defects should be counted a great ambition, a kind of harum-scarum and tumultuous activity, an irreflective impetuosity of passion, and a dangerous lack of balance and judgment.1911, Guglielmo Ferrero, The Women of the Caesars

Forms of irreflective

comparativemore irreflective
superlativemost irreflective

Origin of irreflective

From ir- + reflective.

Words formed from irreflective

Questions about irreflective

What does irreflective mean?
Irreflective means without mental reflection.
What part of speech is irreflective?
Irreflective is an adjective.

Words near irreflective in the dictionary

  1. Irreecha
  2. Irreechaa
  3. irreferable
  4. irreferential
  5. irreflection
  6. irreflective
  7. irreflectiveness
  8. irreflexive
  9. irreflexively
  10. irreflexiveness
  11. irreflexivity

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