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irreflective

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English

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Etymology

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From ir- +‎ reflective.

Adjective

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irreflective (comparative more irreflective, superlative most irreflective)

  1. Without mental reflection.
    • 1899, John Addington Symonds, Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3[1]:
      He obeys his instincts and indulges his appetites with the irreflective simplicity of an animal.
    • 1911, Guglielmo Ferrero, The Women of the Caesars[2]:
      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.