a.
Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.
ruminative
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adjective
- Of, characterized by, or disposed to thought: cogitative, contemplative, deliberative, excogitative, meditative, pensive, reflective, speculative, thinking, thoughtful. Idioms: in a brown study. See thoughts.
| WordNet: ruminative |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
persistently or morbidly thoughtful
Synonyms: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective
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