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wistfully
 

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Adverbial wistfully has 1 sense
  1. wistfully - in a wistful manner; "his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel"
    Derived from adjective     wistful2

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Wistfully

Adverb: in a manner characterized by longing or yearning.

Synonyms: longingly, nostalgically, piningly

Antonyms: contentedly, happily

Sample Sentences:

  1. She gazed wistfully out the window, dreaming of her childhood home.
  2. He spoke wistfully of the past, reminiscing about the good old days.
  3. As the train pulled away, she watched wistfully as her loved ones disappeared from sight.

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