musingly

English

Etymology

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.
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