Both Uses of
wistful
in
Franny and Zooey
- I wish you'd get married," Mrs. Glass said, abruptly, wistfully.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- The decoration scheme for the walls was, in fact, the brain child—with Mrs. Glass's unreserved spiritual sanction and everlastingly withheld formal consent—of Mr. Les Glass, the children's father, a former international vaudevillian and, no doubt, an inveterate and wistful admirer of the wall decor at Sardi's theatrical restaurant.†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(wistful) showing longing or unfulfilled desire