introspective Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
    self-examining; introverted.

WordNet

In`tro*spec"tive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. introspectif.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913