introspection
noun
observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
introspectively
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a word derived from
introspection.
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a word derived from
introspective.
Example Sentences
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Brian Friel’s “Translations” shows that a play about language doesn’t have to sacrifice politics to be introspectively lyrical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
He wears a tracheotomy tube around his throat to breathe and eat, is going through respiratory, speech and physical therapy, but communicates clearly and introspectively by text messaging, through Facebook, and face-to-face with his iPhone.
From Golf Digest ● Dec. 24, 2017
He’s been so isolated and felt like such an outsider for so long that he’s just constantly living introspectively.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2017
I felt this diverse selection of artists sounded connected and introspectively inspired about what they were saying.
From Forbes ● Oct. 30, 2013
His fault, according to the prevailing standards, if any fault resulted, consisted only in his insistence upon a too introspectively observed ideal of just what that thing happened to be.
From Running Sands by Reginald Wright Kauffman
