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PENSIVELY
pensively
(adverb) in a pensive manner; “pensively he stared at the painting”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
pensively (comparative more pensively, superlative most pensively)
In a thoughtful or reflective manner.
Synonyms
• thoughtfully, wistfully
Source: Wiktionary
Pen"sive*ly, adv.
Definition: In a pensive manner.
PENSIVE
Pen"sive, a. Etym: [F. pensif, fr. penser to think, fr. L. pensare to weigh, ponder, consider, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See Pension, Poise.]
1. Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing. The pensive secrecy of desert cell. Milton. Anxious cares the pensive nymph oppressed. Pope.
2. Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness; as, pensive numbers. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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