musefully
musefully adverb: in a museful manner, musingly, pensively.
Adverb
musefully (comparative more musefully, superlative most musefully)
- In a museful manner, musingly, pensively.
- Diana’s face was clearly before him through the deluge; now in single features, the dimple running from her mouth, the dark bright eyes and cut of eyelids, and nostrils alive under their lightning; now in her whole radiant smile, or musefully listening, nursing a thought.1885, George Meredith, chapter 42, in Diana of the Crossways, volume I, London: Chapman & Hall, page 276
- He spoke more musefully, in a slightly higher-pitched voice, and appeared to be in no hurry to reach those definite conclusions at which his cousin arrived—somewhat long-windedly but always with the end well in view.1938, Siegfried Sassoon, chapter 4, in The Old Century and Seven More Years, London: Faber & Faber, page 241
Forms of musefully
| comparative | more musefully |
|---|---|
| superlative | most musefully |
Origin of musefully
From museful + -ly.
Questions about musefully
- What does musefully mean?
- Musefully means in a museful manner, musingly, pensively.
- What part of speech is musefully?
- Musefully is an adverb.
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