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wistfully

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wist·ful  (wstfl)
adj.
1. Full of wishful yearning.
2. Pensively sad; melancholy.
[From obsolete wistly, intently.]
wistful·ly adv.
wistful·ness n.
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Adv.1.wistfully - in a wistful manner; "his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel"
Translations
wistfully [ˈwɪstfəlɪ] ADV (= thoughtfully) → pensativamente; (= sadly) → con melancolía, tristemente
she looked at me wistfully (= thoughtfully) → me miró pensativa; (= sadly) → me miró melancólica or triste
wistfully [ˈwɪstfʊli] adv → mélancoliquement
wistfully
adv smile, think, look, sigh → wehmütig
wistfully [ˈwɪstfəlɪ] adv (see adj) → con rammarico, nostalgicamente
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Latterly I had observed that Toby's melancholy had greatly increased, and I had frequently seen him since our arrival at the island gazing wistfully upon the shore, when the remainder of the crew would be rioting below.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
Her eyes dwelt wonderingly and rather wistfully upon Pete's face.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
All I could discern distinctly by the moonlight was a colourless, youthful face, meagre and sharp to look at about the cheeks and chin; large, grave, wistfully attentive eyes; nervous, uncertain lips; and light hair of a pale, brownish-yellow hue.
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
 
 
 
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