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Definition
showing longing or unfulfilled desire
- He thought wistfully of the guys out on the football field in the sweet fresh wind, tossing the ball around before practice began.Chapter 25 (13% in)
wistfully = with longing or unfulfilled desire
- He listened to it splash dismally below, bidding a wistful farewell to the squandered buck and a quarter.Chapter 3 (25% in)
- Emile smiled at Archie, suddenly wistful.Chapter 7 (72% in)
- Richy gazed at her with wistful lust.Chapter 21 (32% in)
- Looking wistfully at the poster, he pondered the damaged words: Do I dare disturb the universe?Chapter 28 (95% in)
There are no more uses of "wistful" in The Chocolate War.
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