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

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

And the woman murmurs musingly: "How could I have suspected that this city was made in the image of love?"

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