- meditatively
- adverb see meditative
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
meditatively
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meditatively — meditative ► ADJECTIVE ▪ involving or absorbed in meditation. DERIVATIVES meditatively adverb … English terms dictionary
meditatively — adverb in a meditative manner round and round, while meditatively, as a cow chewing the cud, he let his eyes rest on the flat water ahead of him • Derived from adjective: ↑meditative … Useful english dictionary
Meditatively — Meditative Med i*ta*tive, a. [L. meditativus: cf. F. m[ e]ditatif.] Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; as, a meditative man; a meditative mood. {Med i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. {Med i*ta*tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meditatively — See meditative. * * * … Universalium
meditatively — adverb In a meditative manner … Wiktionary
meditatively — medɪteɪtɪvlɪ / tÉ™tɪv adv. contemplatively, reflectively; musingly; in a meditative manner … English contemporary dictionary
meditatively — med·i·ta·tive·ly … English syllables
meditatively — See: meditative … English dictionary
meditative — meditatively, adv. meditativeness, n. /med i tay tiv/, adj. given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative. [1605 15; < LL meditativus. See MEDITATE, IVE] Syn. thoughtful. See pensive. * * * … Universalium
muse — [[t]myuz[/t]] v. mused, mus•ing 1) to think or meditate in silence 2) archaic to gaze meditatively or wonderingly 3) to say or think meditatively • Etymology: 1300–50; ME: to mutter, gaze meditatively on < MF muser, perh. ult. der. of ML mūsum … From formal English to slang
