reflectively

adverb2

1. •
   In a reflective manner; meditatively.

   • "I should say yes," agreed George. "And talk about speed!" he added. "Wow! One ball he threw soaked me in the ear. I can feel it yet!" and he rubbed the side of his head reflectively. — 1912
2. •
   By means of reflection.

   • In JIT compilation, the running program is reflectively modified by an embedded compiler, which only uses two reflective operations […] — 2024