pensively
adverb
uk/ˈpen.sɪv.li/us/ˈpen.sɪv.li/in a way thatshowsthat you arethinkingin aquietway, often with aseriousexpressiononyourface:
Hegazedpensively at theglassinfrontof him,lostinthought.
Sheshookherheadpensively.
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pensive
- Hesatpensively as if daydreaming.
- Thejudgelookedat me pensively for amoment.
- Shelookedpensively out of thewindow.
Deep in thought
- beard-stroking
- binary star
- brooding
- chin-stroking
- considerate
- contemplatively
- deep
- deep in thoughtidiom
- introspective
- introspectively
- meditative
- reflective
- reflectively
- ruminative
- sunk
- sunk in thoughtidiom
- thoughtful
- thoughtfulness