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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Word of the Day

13 May 2024

AMISS

(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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