Pensively

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a thoughtful or reflective manner.
Adverb
  1. 1
    in a pensive manner wordnet

Synonyms

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thoughtfullythoughtfullywistfully

Example

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"Holmes took a half-sovereign from his pocket and played with it pensively. "We thought that we should like to hear it all from your own lips," he said."

Etymology

From pensive + -ly.

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