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Ruminative

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adj. Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Ruminant; disposed to rumination; especially, given to meditation or thought.

Marked by rumination or careful reflection; well-considered.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. deeply or seriously thoughtful

Word Usage

"Summarizing evidence on meaning making, which she referred to as ruminative thinking, Filipp (1999) concluded, "In victims of life crises and trauma, the transformation of objective reality into their"

Equivalent

thoughtful

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

meditative

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