Definition of Act reflexively

1. Verb. Act in an uncontrolled manner.

Exact synonyms: Act Involuntarily
Specialized synonyms: Sneeze, Blink, Nictate, Nictitate, Wink, Break Wind, Fart, Salivate
Generic synonyms: Act, Behave, Do

Lexicographical Neighbors of Act Reflexively

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act involuntarily
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act of God
act of independent significance
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act one's age
act out
act reflexively (current term)
act superior
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actabilities
actability
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acte gratuit
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acted out

Literary usage of Act reflexively

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Applied Physiology: Including the Effects of Alcohol and Narcotics by Frank Overton (1897)
"The nerve centers may act reflexively in response to sensory impulses, as the spinal cord usually does; or automatically by originating their own impulses, ..."

2. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis Marion Walters (1909)
"These connect with neurons that in turn connect with blood vessels and with them act reflexively, when the heart is likely to be overstrained, ..."

3. The Source, the Strength, and the True Spirit of Laws: In Three Parts. In by Giovanni Cattaneo (1753)
"The Eye will never fee any thing, if Light do not act reflexively on it: There will be no other Difference between him who wants Eyes and another that wants ..."

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