musingly
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Musingly — Mus ing*ly, adv. In a musing manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
musingly — adverb in a reflective manner It s funny about that bar, he said musingly • Derived from adjective: ↑musing … Useful english dictionary
musingly — adverb see musing II … New Collegiate Dictionary
musingly — adverb In a musing manner … Wiktionary
musingly — mjuËzɪŋlɪ adv. while pondering, thoughtfully, meditatively … English contemporary dictionary
musingly — mus·ing·ly … English syllables
musing — musingly, adv. /myooh zing/, adj. 1. absorbed in thought; meditative. n. 2. contemplation; reflection. [1350 1400; ME; see MUSE, ING2, ING1] * * * … Universalium
whipping boy — {n. phr.} The person who gets punished for someone else s mistake. * / I used to be the whipping boy during my early days at the company, he musingly remembered./ … Dictionary of American idioms
whipping boy — {n. phr.} The person who gets punished for someone else s mistake. * / I used to be the whipping boy during my early days at the company, he musingly remembered./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pensive — adjective Etymology: Middle English pensif, from Anglo French, from penser to think, from Latin pensare to ponder, frequentative of pendere to weigh more at pendant Date: 14th century 1. musingly or dreamily thoughtful 2. suggestive of sad… … New Collegiate Dictionary
