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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RFK Jr.’s more genial video version shows him sipping a glass of milk and being dreamily transported to a lively dance floor.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
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
“Not that we were in any condition to explain,” Henry said dreamily.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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