Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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automatic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
reflexive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
automatic (noun) | reflexive (noun) |
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self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire | a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent |
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released |
automatic (adjective) | reflexive (adjective) |
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operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control | referring back to itself |
without volition or conscious control | without volition or conscious control |
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine |