MEANING
Not inclined to examine one’s actions or ideas thoughtfully, or done without such examination.
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Words that belong together
- 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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- Base
- 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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