The adjective reflexive has two very different meanings. Something that's done automatically, without thought, is reflexive. ... There's even a reflexive genre of writing, metafiction, which can be described as "fiction about fiction."

What's a reflexive adjective?

Reflexive adjectives are adjectives which refer to a noun or noun phrase mentioned in the same clause.

What part of speech is reflexive?

Reflexive pronouns are words ending in -self or -selves that are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same (e.g., I believe in myself). They can act as either objects or indirect objects.