Word Meaning

Meaning of "reflexive" and the crossword clue

- Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
- Implying censure.
- Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective.