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- WISTFUL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Wistly, in turn, may have come from whistly, an old term meaning “silently” or “quietly ” What’s more certain is that our modern wistful is a great word to describe someone full of pensive yearning, or something inspiring such yearning
- WISTFUL Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
WISTFUL definition: characterized by melancholy or longing See examples of wistful used in a sentence
- WISTFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
The undeserved good fortune of others can be borne with a wistful sigh, but their ability to master circumstance and control the course of their lives evokes suspicion and resentment
- wistful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of wistful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Wistful - definition of wistful by The Free Dictionary
1 Full of melancholy longing or wishful yearning: "She seemed wistful for the old days when I'd hung around her all the time" (David Huddle) 2 Expressing sadness or yearning: "She saw the wisftul eyes grow yet more wistful, the lips curve to a pleading smile" (Dorothy Parker)
- wistful - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective wistful (comparative more wistful, superlative most wistful) Full of longing or yearning Synonyms: desirous, yearnful His eyes grew wistful as he recalled his university days
- wistful - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
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- Wistful - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Only one letter separates the two words, but "wishful" is having hope for something, and wistful is having sadness or melancholy about something "Wist" isn't even a word that's used anymore, but you can still be wistful
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