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pensive | reflectivewishful |
Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 4.
pensive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Abstruse thought and profound researches I prohibit, and will severely punish, by the pensive melancholy which they introduce