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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

She puts up jam; he musingly produces about one poem every six weeks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once, remarking on his previous incarnation as the 13th Dalai Lama, he said musingly: "It is funny that the former body was so fond of horses and that they mean so little to me."

From Time Magazine Archive

“Hezekiah has been calling me,” Kosi said musingly, about his cousin in Awka, who called only when he wanted money.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie