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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTROSPECTIVE

In `tro *spec "tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. introspectif. ]

 

1. Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or exercising, inspection; self-conscious.

 

2. Involving the act or results of conscious knowledge of physical phenomena; -- contrasted with associational. J. S. Mill.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

introspective

in tro spec tive |ˌintrəˈspektiv ɪntrəˈspektɪv | adjective characterized by or given to introspection: he grew withdrawn and introspective. DERIVATIVES in tro spec tive ly |-ˈspektiv-lē |adverb, in tro spec tive ness |-ˈspektivnis |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

introspective

intro |spect |ive |ɪntrəˈspɛktɪv | adjective characterized by or given to introspection: he grew withdrawn and introspective. DERIVATIVES introspectively adverb, introspectiveness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

introspective

introspective adjective an introspective poet: inward-looking, self-analyzing, introverted, introvert, brooding; contemplative, thoughtful, pensive, meditative, reflective; informal navel-gazing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

introspective

introspective adjective a shy and introspective man: inward-looking, self-analysing, self-examining, self-observing, brooding; introverted, introvert, self-contained; contemplative, thoughtful, pensive, musing, ruminative, meditative, reflective; informal navel-gazing; rare indrawn. ANTONYMS outward-looking, extrovert.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

introspective

in tro spec tive /ɪ̀ntrəspéktɪv /形容詞 内省的な, 内省的傾向のある .ly 副詞