self-reflectiveadj.
/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈflɛktɪv/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈflɛktɪv/ Characterized by or given to self-reflection; introspective.
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the mind > mental capacity > consciousness > contemplation of self > [adjective]
self-reflexivea1651
self-reflective1670
introverted1782
introspective1819
subjective1836
introvertive1864
introversive1884
1670 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. II iii. vii. 291 The life of the new Creature, as well as of the old, consists in these self-reflective Acts of Conscience which spring from inward sense, and feeling.
1743 J. Ellis Knowl. Divine Things ii. 66 From..the self-reflective Acts of the Mind, which are called Conscience, proceeded those Stings and Remorses, on committing what they themselves condemned.
1852 Amer. Law Reg. 1 194 His mind was too self-reflective, and required the exercise of intellectual struggles and scientific pursuits.
1879 Expositor 10 87 In opposition to the Buddhist spirit of self-annihilation, he declares that the sympathetic are the most self-reflective.
1940 P. Montague Way of Things vi. 123 Personality is only consciousness more unified, articulate, and self-reflective than what unpersonal sentiency could be.
2002 New Internationalist May 1/2 It's an attempt..to start a self-reflective debate in Muslim societies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1670