All 3 Uses of
wistful
in
Catch-22
- They were all gone, and he walked right out and moved in wistful dejection through the dark, emptying streets.†
Chpt 16 *
- 'No, Colonel,' Milo said, with a long, languishing, wistful sigh, 'it isn't very good.†
Chpt 35
- 'It must be nice to live like a vegetable,' he conceded wistfully.†
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(wistful) showing longing or unfulfilled desire