"thoughtfully" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈθɔːtfʊli/ [UK], /ˈθɔːtfəli/ [UK], /ˈθɔːtfli/ [UK], /ˈθɔtfəli/ [General-American], /ˈθɑtfəli/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-thoughtfully.ogg Forms: more thoughtfully [comparative], most thoughtfully [superlative]
enPR: thôt’fəl-lē [General-American], thät’fəl-lē [cot-caught-merger] Etymology: From thoughtful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thoughtful|ly}} thoughtful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} thoughtfully (comparative more thoughtfully, superlative most thoughtfully)
  1. In a thoughtful or pensive manner.
    Sense id: en-thoughtfully-en-adv-4ZUUzMlh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
  2. In a way that shows kindness or consideration for others.
    Sense id: en-thoughtfully-en-adv-GQb~CD4j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
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