- wistfully adv
- "I'd like to play Bridge but hate the bidding," Tom said wistfully.
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wistfully adv
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wistfully — adv. Wistfully is used with these verbs: ↑gaze, ↑recall, ↑sigh, ↑think … Collocations dictionary
wistfully — adv. in a wistful manner, longingly, yearningly … English contemporary dictionary
Wistfully — Wistful Wist ful, a. [For wishful; perhaps influenced by wistly, which is probably corrupted from OE. wisly certainly (from Icel. viss certain, akin to E. wit). See {Wish}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Longing; wishful; desirous. [1913 Webster] Lifting up… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whist — wistfully adv … English expressions
wistful — wistfully, adv. wistfulness, n. /wist feuhl/, adj. 1. characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning. 2. pensive, esp. in a melancholy way. [1605 15; obs. wist quiet, silent, attentive (var. of WHIST2) + FUL] Syn. 2. reflective, musing,… … Universalium
wistful — [[t]wɪ̱stfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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... He has a wistful look. Derived words:… … English dictionary
wistful — wist|ful [ˈwıstfəl] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: wistly with close attention (15 18 centuries), probably from whist quiet (15 20 centuries); influenced by wishful] thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have, especially … Dictionary of contemporary English
wistful — adj. (of a person, looks, etc.) yearningly or mournfully expectant or wishful. Derivatives: wistfully adv. wistfulness n. Etymology: app. assim. of obs. wistly (adv.) intently (cf. WHISHT) to wishful, with corresp. change of sense … Useful english dictionary
wistful — [ˈwɪstf(ə)l] adj slightly sad because you want to have or to do something wistfully adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wistful — [wist′fəl] adj. [altered (modeled on WISHFUL) < earlier wistly, attentive] showing or expressing vague yearnings; longing pensively wistfully adv. wistfulness n … English World dictionary
