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reminiscently

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rem·i·nis·cent  (rm-nsnt)
adj.
1. Having the quality of or containing reminiscence.
2. Inclined to engage in reminiscence.
3. Tending to recall or suggest something in the past: an evening reminiscent of happier times.
[Latin reminscns, reminscent-, present participle of reminsc, to recollect; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
remi·niscent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.reminiscently - in a reminiscent manner; "she spoke reminiscently of her days in college"


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The Lannings survived only in the person of two very old but lively Miss Lannings, who lived cheerfully and reminiscently among family portraits and Chippendale; the Dagonets were a considerable clan, allied to the best names in Baltimore and Philadelphia; but the van der Luydens, who stood above all of them, had faded into a kind of super-terrestrial twilight, from which only two figures impressively emerged; those of Mr.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
"Maybe I have," Tom said, wiping his mouth reminiscently with the back of his hand.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
Once I had an exceedingly narrow shave," he continued reminiscently, "but this is the first time I have ever been dead up against it, and I don't mind confessing that you've fairly got me puzzled.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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