dreamily
Americanadverb
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in a way that relates to or resembles a dream.
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in a musing, absent-minded way, as if in a daydream.
Example Sentences
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“I remember waking up to mountains of presents under the Robles’ tree,” Lorraine said dreamily, “and Mom wrapped every single gift.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
Some of us are poring over newspapers or dreamily watching the countryside fly by.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
But while there are songs of struggle, at least half of the record is a tribute to his partner, especially on the yacht rock of Better Man; and the dreamily devoted Electric Marine Blue.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
In our chairs, we relaxed, staring off dreamily.
From Slate • May 18, 2024
“Well I’ve seen them run,” Kilrain said dreamily.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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