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pensive
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Brave New World
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- Bernard meanwhile lay pensive and wide-eyed in the dark.†
p. 140.4 *pensive = appearing deep in thought
- The Savage winced; but Helmholtz, who was staring pensively at the floor, saw nothing.†
p. 185.8pensively = with deep thought
Definitions:
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(1)
(pensive) appearing deep in thought -- typically looking sad or serious
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)