wistfully
wistfully · more wistfully · most wistfully
In a wistful mannerIn a wistful manner.
US/wˈɪstfəli/
» These days we look back wistfully towards our lost youth.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a wistful manner.
in a wistful manner
Examples
6 sentencesThese days we look back wistfully towards our lost youth.
Tom gazes wistfully over the rooftops to where his lover lives.
We can't sit there looking wistfully on as this city falls into decay.
She looked wistfully at the old photograph, then at her own reflection in the mirror.
Karahan spoke wistfully of the throngs of tourists that used to pack into his gift shops.
deKarahan sprach wehmütig von den Scharen Urlaubsreisender, die dereinst in seine Andenkenläden schwärmten.
Translations
1 languagesForms
more wistfully, most wistfully| Comparative | more wistfully Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most wistfully |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwistful
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb