- pensively adv
- "I wish I had something to write with," Tom said pensively.
English expressions. 2014.
pensively adv
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Pensively — Pen sive*ly, adv. In a pensive manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pensively — pensɪvlɪ adv. thoughtfully, musingly, meditatively … English contemporary dictionary
pensive — pensively, adv. pensiveness, n. /pen siv/, adj. 1. dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood. 2. expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio. [1325 75; < F (fem.); r. ME pensif < MF (masc.),… … Universalium
pensive — [[t]pe̱nsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are pensive, you are thinking deeply about something, especially something that worries you slightly. He looked suddenly sombre, pensive. Syn: thoughtful Derived words: pensively ADV ADV with v Angela stared… … English dictionary
pensive — pen|sive [ˈpensıv] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: pensif, from penser to think ] thinking a lot about something, especially because you are worried or sad →↑thoughtful ▪ Jan looked pensive. >pensively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
pen n — What kind of pen doesn t write? PIG pen. pensively adv … English expressions
pensive — [ˈpensɪv] adj someone who is pensive seems to be thinking carefully about something pensively adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pensive — [pen′siv] adj. [ME pensif < OFr < penser, to think, reflect < L pensare, to weigh, consider, freq. of pendere, to ponder, weigh, hang: see PENDANT] 1. thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad or melancholy things 2. expressing deep… … English World dictionary
pensive — adj. 1 deep in thought. 2 sorrowfully thoughtful. Derivatives: pensively adv. pensiveness n. Etymology: ME f. OF pensif, ive f. penser think f. L pensare frequent. of pendere pens weigh … Useful english dictionary
contemplatively — adv. pensively, reflectively, meditatively … English contemporary dictionary
