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MUSINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does musingly mean?
• MUSINGLY (adverb)
The adverb MUSINGLY has 1 sense:
1. in a reflective manner
Familiarity information: MUSINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a reflective manner
Context example:
'It's funny about that bar,' he said musingly
Pertainym:
musing (deeply or seriously thoughtful)
Context examples
“Your master seems to repose a great deal of trust in that young man, Poole,” resumed the other musingly.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
No, said the doctor musingly; I've no right to say more; it's not my secret, you see, Silver, or, I give you my word, I'd tell it you.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
It would be nice, but I wish the beautiful country up there was real, and we could ever go to it, said Beth musingly.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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