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Definition
appearing deep in thought — typically looking sad or serious
- Bernard meanwhile lay pensive and wide-eyed in the dark.p. 140.4
- The Savage winced; but Helmholtz, who was staring pensively at the floor, saw nothing.p. 185.9
There are no more uses of "pensive" in Brave New World.
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