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Reflexively definition, (of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself. See more.
Learner's definition of REFLEXIVE. 1. grammar : showing that the action in a sentence or clause happens to the person or thing that does the action. In âI hurt myself,â the verb âhurtâ is reflexive. In the sentence âWe forced ourselves to finish the assignment,â the word âourselvesâ is a reflexive pronoun.