musingly

musingly

English

Etymology

    From musing + -ly.

    Adverb

    musingly (comparative more musingly, superlative most musingly)

    1. In a musing manner.
      • 1911, G. K. Chesterton, “The Blue Cross”, in The Innocence of Father Brown:
        It was half-way through the morning, and he had not breakfasted; the slight litter of other breakfasts stood about on the table to remind him of his hunger; and adding a poached egg to his order, he proceeded musingly to shake some white sugar into his coffee, thinking all the time about Flambeau.