contemplative
adjective
given to or characterized by contemplation.
contemplatively
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a word derived from
contemplative.
Example Sentences
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At the moment, there’s no greater service they can provide than creating imaginative worlds for audiences to contemplatively explore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2017
When we arrive, we have this setting to ourselves save for a lone dude sitting contemplatively on a rock.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2017
Mozzarella, made fresh on the premises, is often passed around to the customers staring contemplatively at the deli cases.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016
Men and women, most of them elderly, sat contemplatively over coffees they rarely touched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2015
He scratched his neck contemplatively, as if he were thinking of having a shave one of these days.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
