All 5 Uses of
pensive
in
Catch-22
- With a pensive expression on his oblong, rather pale face, he allowed his gaze to settle on several of the high bushels filled with red plum tomatoes that stood in rows against each of the walls.†
Chpt 19
- 'I wish you'd put your uniform on instead of going around naked that way,' he confided pensively before he climbed back down again and hurried away.†
Chpt 24 *
- Orr asked with a pretense of pensive curiosity.†
Chpt 28
- Colonel Cathcart rubbed his cheek pensively.†
Chpt 35
- 'A girl, Marchese?' said Luigi, scratching his face pensively.†
Chpt 39
Definition:
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(pensive) appearing deep in thought -- typically looking sad or serious