- Ruminative
- Ruminative Ru"mi*na*tive, a. Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation. [1913 Webster]
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Ruminative
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ruminative — index cogitative, pensive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ruminative — [[t]ru͟ːmɪnətɪv, AM neɪt [/t]] ADJ If you are ruminative, you are thinking very deeply and carefully about something. [FORMAL] He was uncharacteristically depressed and ruminative. Syn: thoughtful Derived words: ruminatively ADV ADV with v He… … English dictionary
ruminative — ru|mi|na|tive [ˈru:mınətıv US neıtıv] adj formal thinking deeply and carefully about something ▪ a typically ruminative speech >ruminatively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
ruminative — ruminate ► VERB 1) think deeply about something. 2) (of a ruminant) chew the cud. DERIVATIVES rumination noun ruminative adjective … English terms dictionary
ruminative — adjective see ruminate … New Collegiate Dictionary
ruminative — See ruminate. * * * … Universalium
ruminative — adjective Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. Syn: meditative … Wiktionary
ruminative — Characterized by a preoccupation with certain thoughts and ideas. * * * ru·mi·na·tive rü mə .nāt iv adj inclined to or engaged in rumination * * * ru·mi·na·tive (rooґmĭ nə″tiv) characterized by rumination; constantly dwelling on… … Medical dictionary
ruminative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of, characterized by, or disposed to thought: cogitative, contemplative, deliberative, excogi tative, meditative, pensive, reflective, speculative, thinking, thoughtful. Idiom: in a brown study. See THOUGHTS … English dictionary for students
ruminative — ru·mi·na·tive || ruËmɪnÉ™tɪv adj. reflective, musing on an idea, thoughtful, contemplative; ruminating, chewing the cud … English contemporary dictionary
