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unreflective.

Adjective
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MEANING

Not inclined to examine one’s actions or ideas thoughtfully, or done without such examination.

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  • an unreflective response
  • unreflective obedience

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His unreflective obedience lasted until the order affected someone he knew.
She regretted the unreflective response more than the original disagreement.

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unreflective

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more unreflective; superlative most unreflective where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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