ruminative

CEFRC1

/ˈruməˌneɪdɪv/

adjective

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01
adjective
Thinking deeply and repeatedly about things.
02
adjective
Extra detail
Relating to or characteristic of ruminants; chewing the cud.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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In context

She had a ruminative expression on her face as she sat there.
They waited expectantly while he directed a ruminative yawn toward the white smiling moon.
The ruminative 'cello uttered two phrases of its own and then began a dialogue with the viola.

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They waited expectantly while he directed a ruminative yawn toward the white smiling moon.
1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 5, in The Beautiful and Damned, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2011
‘It happened,’ returned the man, with a ruminative air, as he drew his right hand across his chin, and dipped the other in the pocket of his rough outer coat, ‘it happened somewhere about here as I reckon. I don’t think it can have been a mile from here.’
1864, Charles Dickens, chapter 12, in Our Mutual Friend, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2011
The ruminative 'cello uttered two phrases of its own and then began a dialogue with the viola.
1970, Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander
I found that the chore of reorganizing the artifacts of my professional life was pleasantly ruminative. It had a tonic effect, because it allowed me to reflect on the changes in my views over the years.
2010, Diane Ravitch, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, page 1

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From ruminate + -ive.