Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a meditative manner; with meditation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
meditative manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a meditative manner
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word meditatively.
Examples
-
I don't think "-- meditatively --" that I enjoy being shot at.
The Hermit of Far End Margaret Pedler
-
But then "-- meditatively --" she's a pretty big doll too. "
Eyebright A Story Susan Coolidge 1870
-
The Klondike King paused meditatively, and the group on the hotel porch hitched their chairs up closer.
Bald-Face 2010
-
The challenge in Khakara making is the patient rolling out of thin chapatis and then roasting them almost meditatively to a perfect golden crispness.
Archive 2009-04-01 Anjali 2009
-
This he retained meditatively for a time, and blew out through his pursed lips slowly and caressingly.
-
“She must be a pretty old woman now,” he said, staring meditatively into the binnacle and then jerking a sharp glance at Harrison, who was steering a point off the course.
Chapter 14 2010
-
Mr. Bonthuis, 59, said he skated with friends recently but also spent a lot of time just skating meditatively alone, leaning slightly forward, arms crossed behind the back.
john tagliabue | nieuwerkerk aan den ijssel « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009
-
The challenge in Khakara making is the patient rolling out of thin chapatis and then roasting them almost meditatively to a perfect golden crispness.
Methi Khakara Anjali 2009
-
And yet, as the ship orbited meditatively, a cheerful song was heard in the cargo hold, a faint drumming and a gospel twang. from → Chronicles
Project Armageddon, or The Beam O’Doom: Putting the Lid Where It Belongs « Unknowing 2010
-
"It's darn pretty country up there at Glen Ellen," he said meditatively.
Chapter XIX 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.