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   pensive

   /ˈpɛnsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought: "a pensive mood"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French pensif, -ive, from penser ‘think’, from Latin pensare ‘ponder’, frequentative of pendere ‘weigh’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pensively adverb
   • 2. pensiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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