reflectively

adverb

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Etymology: Etymology tree English reflective Middle English -ly English -ly English reflectively From reflective + -ly.

In a reflective manner; meditatively.
“"I should say yes," agreed George. "And talk about speed!" he added. "Wow! One ball he threw soaked me in the ear. I can feel it yet!" and he rubbed the side of his head reflectively.”
“"Spuds - Jim - Jimmy?" he ran his fingers reflectively through his hair, and frowned. "Bowles," he added triumphantly.”
By means of reflection.
“In JIT compilation, the running program is reflectively modified by an embedded compiler, which only uses two reflective operations […]”