irreflective

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adjective

Without mental reflection.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveirreflective (comparative more irreflective, superlative most irreflective)

comparative more irreflective · superlative most irreflective

  1. Without mental reflection.

    He obeys his instincts and indulges his appetites with the irreflective simplicity of an animal.

    1899, John Addington Symonds, Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3
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    And among these defects should be counted a great ambition, a kind of harum-scarum and tumultuous activity, an irreflective impetuosity of passion, and a dangerous lack of balance and judgment.

    1911, Guglielmo Ferrero, The Women of the Caesars

Origin

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APA

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Chicago

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