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ACT REFLEXIVELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does act reflexively mean?
• ACT REFLEXIVELY (verb)
The verb ACT REFLEXIVELY has 1 sense:
1. act in an uncontrolled manner
Familiarity information: ACT REFLEXIVELY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act in an uncontrolled manner
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
act involuntarily; act reflexively
Hypernyms (to "act reflexively" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "act reflexively"):
sneeze (exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose)
blink; nictate; nictitate; wink (briefly shut the eyes)
break wind; fart (expel intestinal gases through the anus)
salivate (produce saliva)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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