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| wist·ful [ wístfəl ] |
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pensive and sad: deep in sad thoughts, especially thoughts of something yearned for or lost, or expressing this sad yearning
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| [Early 17th century. < obsolete wistly "intently"] |
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  wist·ful·ly adverb |
| wist·ful·ness noun |
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