Synonyms for pensively
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : pen-siv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn sɪv |
Définition of pensively
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French pensif "thoughtful, distracted, musing" (11c.), from penser "to think," from Latin pensare "weigh, consider," frequentative of pendere "weigh" (see pendant). Related: Pensively; pensiveness.
- As in mentally : adv rationally
- "There's ONE comfort," he remarked, pensively, as she worked.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- "Strange that he makes no mention of Valerie" said Marius pensively.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- "She was very kind—a sweet woman," said Andre-Louis pensively.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- "You do me a fuller justice than many who have known me longer," said he, pensively.
- Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
- "They do not cross my mind as they used to do," said she, pensively.
- Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
- She gazed down at the keys of the piano, touched them pensively.
- Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
- Donnaught asked, pensively checking the charge in a needler gun.
- Extract from : « Warrior Race » by Robert Sheckley
- "Dan, I'll hev to lay inter you ef you act this way," said Troop, pensively.
- Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
- She turned her head in the reverse direction and pensively studied the sea.
- Extract from : « Little Miss Grouch » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
- Holmes took a half-sovereign from his pocket and played with it pensively.
- Extract from : « A Study In Scarlet » by Arthur Conan Doyle
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