pensively Meaning of "pensively"

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Definition(s):

  • (adv) in a pensive manner

Usage(s):

  1. John Kerry sits on a rock in a bomber jacket looking pensively through the fog on Mount Webster in New Hampshire after the November, 1972 election loss.
  2. She was silent the entire journey, pensively tracing raindrops on the car window with her red lacquered fingernails.
  3. The candidate, or President as the case may be, wanders the stage looking thoughtful, pensively wagging his wireless microphone.
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