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- Seryozha looked pensively at the lamp, touched the lamp-shade with his finger, and heaved a sigh.†
*pensively = with deep thought
- Again his eyes were clouded by mournfulness and something like fear; for a minute he looked pensively at the dark window, shuddered, and said, in a sinking voice: "I am not going to smoke any more...."†
Definitions:
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(1)
(pensive) appearing deep in thought -- typically looking sad or serious
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)