"musefully" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more musefully [comparative], most musefully [superlative]
Etymology: museful + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|museful|ly}} museful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} musefully (comparative more musefully, superlative most musefully)
  1. In a museful manner, musingly, pensively.
    Sense id: en-musefully-en-adv-V9g5qSZy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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