Ruminatively
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a ruminative way.
"But who could not have been captivated by the passages of ecstatic murmurings; shimmering, unhinged harmonies; ruminatively Wagnerian lyricism?"
Example
More examples"But who could not have been captivated by the passages of ecstatic murmurings; shimmering, unhinged harmonies; ruminatively Wagnerian lyricism?"
Etymology
From ruminative + -ly.
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