musingly

American  

[myooz-ing-lee] / ˈmyuz ɪŋ li /

adverb

1. while or as if musing, pondering, or mulling something over; thoughtfully; meditatively.

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Example Sentences

She paused, then said musingly, “I have several pretty house dresses. I could throw one on and come down and talk to you… but I’m too lazy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 1974

Quietly, almost musingly, searching the ceiling, gazing at his polished desk, Judge Goldsborough himself took the stump.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said he musingly: "I think readers like ads."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Chinese musingly released a barbed shaft: "In my country we have a similar saying, 'Once a friend, always a friend.'"

From Time Magazine Archive

“I wonder what she is thinking,” Aunty Uju said sadly, musingly While she was in America, The General had one of the bedrooms repainted a brilliant white.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie