"musingly" meaning in English

See musingly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more musingly [comparative], most musingly [superlative]
Etymology: From musing + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|musing|ly}} musing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} musingly (comparative more musingly, superlative most musingly)
  1. In a musing manner.
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