re·flex·ive 
(rĭ-flĕksĭv)
(rĭ-flĕksĭv)adj.
1. Directed back on itself.
2. Grammar
a. Of, relating to, or being a verb having an identical subject and direct object, as dressed in the sentence She dressed herself.
b. Of, relating to, or being the pronoun used as the direct object of a reflexive verb, as herself in She dressed herself.
3. Of or relating to a reflex.
4. Elicited automatically; spontaneous: "a bid for ... reflexive left-wing approval" (Marshall Delaney).
n.
Grammar
Grammar
A reflexive verb or pronoun. See Usage Note at myself.
re·flexive·ly adv.
re·flexive·ness, re′flex·ivi·ty (rē′flĕk-sĭvĭ-tē) n.