wistful
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(satellite adjective) full of longing or unfulfilled desire; "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds" |
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Synonyms: yearning |
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(satellite adjective) showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty" |
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Synonyms: pensive |
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