ruminatively

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adverb

In a ruminative way.

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Meanings

adverbruminatively (comparative more ruminatively, superlative most ruminatively)

comparative more ruminatively · superlative most ruminatively

  1. In a ruminative way.

    But who could not have been captivated by the passages of ecstatic murmurings; shimmering, unhinged harmonies; ruminatively Wagnerian lyricism?

    2007 January 20, Anthony Tommasini, “Muti Takes the Reins, a Classicist at His Core”, in New York Times

Origin

From ruminative + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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