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ruminatively

ruminatively adverb: in a ruminative way.

Adverb

ruminatively (comparative more ruminatively, superlative most ruminatively)

  1. In a ruminative way.
    • But who could not have been captivated by the passages of ecstatic murmurings; shimmering, unhinged harmonies; ruminatively Wagnerian lyricism?2007 January 20, Anthony Tommasini, “Muti Takes the Reins, a Classicist at His Core”, in New York Times

Forms of ruminatively

comparativemore ruminatively
superlativemost ruminatively

Origin of ruminatively

From ruminative + -ly.

Questions about ruminatively

What does ruminatively mean?
Ruminatively means in a ruminative way.
What part of speech is ruminatively?
Ruminatively is an adverb.

Words near ruminatively in the dictionary

  1. ruminatings
  2. rumination
  3. rumination syndrome
  4. ruminations
  5. ruminative
  6. ruminatively
  7. ruminator
  8. ruminators
  9. ruminatory
  10. ruminitis
  11. rumino

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