Reactive

[Re*act`ive]

To be reactive is to be ready to react or respond to something else as opposed to ready to act on one's own. A person who's reactive does things only in response to others.

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Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction.

Adjective
participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive"

Adjective S.
tending to react to a stimulus; "the skin of the geriatric is less reactive than that of younger persons"- Louis Tuft


a.
Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction.


Reactive

Re*act`ive , a. [Cf. F. r'82actif.] Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction. -- Re*act"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*act"ive*ness, n.

Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction.

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Usage Examples

Older fatherhood isn't all bad: testosterone rates drop about 1% per year as men age, making them less reactive and more patient, and a professionally established middle-aged man is likely to have more time and money to devote to his kids than a twenty-something who's just getting started.

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Other Usage Examples

I really love idiot, enlightened characters - these characters who fail to engage with the drama of their immediate circumstances they fail to be reactive and enrolled by drama as it happens around them.

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