wistfully

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{a} earnestly, attentively
in a wistful manner; "his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel
In a wistful manner}
in a wistful manner, longingly, yearningly
wist
Simple past tense and past participle of wit

And lang ere witless Jeanie wist, / Her heart was tint, her peace was stown!.

wistful
full of yearning or longing
wistful
{a} earnest, attentive, full of thought or desire
wist
To know, be aware of
wist
Knew
wist
obsolete, past of wit
wist
Past tense and past participle of wit
wistful
sad and thoughtful
wistful
Someone who is wistful is rather sad because they want something and know that they cannot have it. I can't help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I'm giving up. thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have, especially something that you used to have in the past (wistly (15-18 centuries), probably from whist (15-20 centuries); influenced by wishful)
wistful
full of longing or unfulfilled desire; "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds
wistful
Longing; wishful; desirous
wistful
full of longing or unfulfilled desire; "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds"
wistful
Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing; pensive; contemplative
wistful
{s} yearningly pensive, dreamy with longing (especially for things past); melancholy, sad
wistful
showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
wistfully

    Silbentrennung

    wist·ful·ly

    Türkische aussprache

    wîstfıli

    Aussprache

    /ˈwəstfəlē/ /ˈwɪstfəliː/
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