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ad. In a pensive manner.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In a pensive manner; with melancholy thoughtfulness; with seriousness or some degree of melancholy.
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ad. in a pensive manner
Word Usage
"But I always did say 'while there is life there is hope,'"she would recall pensively," and the doctors all said the only hope _for_ his life was in constant travel, and so we were always, as you might say, seeking"