Today’s “Word of the Day” is reflexive and it is a adjective meaning “instinctive, automatic, spontaneous, impulsive, knee-jerk, unconscious, unthinking, unpremeditated, unconditioned, unintentional”.
Example Sentence: There was an era though when reflexive reportage wasn’t the drill (the procedure/practice). Decades ago, cricketers would catch up with the travelling media, perhaps over a drink in the evening. The number of correspondents was few and insights would be shared. The odd Leg-Before-Wicket dismissal was hotly debated. And off-the-record conversations remained just that.
This word is present in The Hindu article Sport in the time of social media and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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