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Merriam-Webster uses historical order, not how common the meanings are [0], which makes more sense to me - I'm not entirely sure I've ever heard the "reflective" meaning for "reflexive". The "unthinking" meaning is definitely more common.

[0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/help/explanatory-notes/dict-... (See "Order of Senses")



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