Local English word record

ruminative

adjective · 1 sense

deeply or seriously thoughtful;

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Examples

  • Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man

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Synonyms

brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective

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