Both Uses of
pensive
in
Dubliners
- Sometimes he used to put me through the responses of the Mass which he had made me learn by heart; and, as I pattered, he used to smile pensively and nod his head, now and then pushing huge pinches of snuff up each nostril alternately.†
Chpt 1
- This he did by raising his hand vaguely and pensively changing the angle of position of his hat.†
Chpt 6 *
Definition:
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(pensive) appearing deep in thought -- typically looking sad or serious