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ruminative, a.|ˈruːmɪneɪtɪv|
[f. ruminate v. + -ive.]
Contemplative, meditative.
1841Hor. Smith Moneyed Man III. xi. 305 Our minds becoming ruminative, we find a calm delight in chewing the cud of memory. 1855A. Manning O. Chelsea Bun-ho. xii. 207 [She] was a ruminative woman of few words. 1881Harper's Monthly LXIII. 353 The flabby judge sat awhile ruminative.
Hence ˈruminatively adv.
1888Farjeon Miser Farebrother II. xix. 253 ‘A long way off,’ said Jeremiah ruminatively. 1893F. Adams New Egypt 173 Nubar reposes ruminatively on the shelf. |