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wistful
ashamed, concentrative, contemplative, homesick, meditative, nostalgic, regretful, self-accusing, self-reproaching, speculative, yearnful
Definition
adj.
showing pensive sadness
Last update: October 23, 2017
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Yaksha was
wistful
and dreamt of his beloved.
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Listening to the sorrows of the blues music always puts Dean in a
wistful
mood.
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Slowly the smile faded, a
wistful
look came on his face.
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When I visit my mother’s grave, I feel
wistful
.
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Her
wistful
eyes were gazing into mine continually.
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Rona's clear blue eyes, unconsciously
wistful
, looked straight into Ulyth's.'
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The learned gentleman was looking at them with
wistful
kindness.
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The eyes are lifted to the Creator's with a
wistful
yearning.
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"I haven't any home," said Johnny, his face growing just a wee bit
wistful
.
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A New Aladdin LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "Jimmy looked down at the
wistful
, eager face" "'Oh, my."'
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Always before her eyes was the picture of that bare little room and the
wistful
-faced boy.
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