Dictionary Check: pensive
"pensive" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
adjective
deeply or seriously thoughtful
Example:
"Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"
adjective
showing pensive sadness
Example:
"the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
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