museful

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/ˈmjuːzfəl/

adjective

Meditative; thoughtfully silent; ponderous.

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Meanings

adjectivemuseful (comparative more museful, superlative most museful)

comparative more museful · superlative most museful

  1. Meditative; thoughtfully silent; ponderous.

    museful mopings

    1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
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    bringing out gentle rhythmic underpinnings and museful countermelodies

    2022 October 24, David Bratman, “SF Symphony Has Spooky Fun With the 19th Century”, in San Francisco Classical Voice

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cogitabundcontemplative

Origin

From muse + -ful.

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Cite this entry
APA

museful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/museful

MLA

“museful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/museful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “museful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/museful.

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